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ReviewBiomedicines2021

The Role of microRNA in Pancreatic Cancer.

Beata Smolarz, Adam Durczyński, Hanna Romanowicz, Piotr Hogendorf

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In one paragraph

Review in Biomedicines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
29citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. MicroRNAs as Biomarkers of Cervical Cancers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. Unraveling the therapeutic landscape of miRNAs in pancreatic cancer.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025
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  7. Challenges of early detection of pancreatic cancer.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2025
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  13. Molecular Targets for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  18. Trials and Tribulations of MicroRNA Therapeutics.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Beata SmolarzLaboratory of Cancer Genetics, Department of Pathology, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute, 93-338 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-3168-062X
Adam DurczyńskiDepartment of General and Transplant Surgery, N. Barlicki Memorial Clinical Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, 90-153 Lodz, Poland.
Hanna RomanowiczLaboratory of Cancer Genetics, Department of Pathology, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute, 93-338 Lodz, Poland.
Piotr HogendorfDepartment of General and Transplant Surgery, N. Barlicki Memorial Clinical Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, 90-153 Lodz, Poland.
Medical University of Lodz · PLPolish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small ribonucleic acid molecules that play a key role in regulating gene expression. The increasing number of studies undertaken on the functioning of microRNAs in the tumor formation clearly indicates their important potential in oncological therapy. Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers. The expression of miRNAs released into the bloodstream appears to be a good indicator of progression and evaluation of the aggressiveness of pancreatic cancer, as indicated by studies. The work reviewed the latest literature on the importance of miRNAs for pancreatic cancer development.

Indexed as

miRNApancreatic cancertherapeutic potential

Identifiers

PMID34680441
PMCPMC8533140
OpenAlexW3204037531

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