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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Liquid Biopsy: A New Translational Diagnostic and Monitoring Tool for Musculoskeletal Tumors.

Argyris C Hadjimichael, Alexandros Pergaris, Angelos Kaspiris, Athanasios F Foukas, Stamatios E Theocharis

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Argyris C HadjimichaelFirst Department of Pathology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75, Mikras Asias Street, Bld 10, Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1127-3421
Alexandros PergarisFirst Department of Pathology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75, Mikras Asias Street, Bld 10, Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4960-672X
Angelos KaspirisDivision for Orthopaedic Research, Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.
Athanasios F FoukasThird Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, "KAT" General Hospital of Athens, Nikis 2, 14561 Kifissia, Greece.
Stamatios E TheocharisFirst Department of Pathology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75, Mikras Asias Street, Bld 10, Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRKAT General Hospital of Attica · GRUniversity of Patras · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soft tissue and bone sarcomas represent a group of aggressive neoplasms often accompanied by dismal patient prognosis, especially when distant metastases are present. Moreover, effective treatment can pose a challenge, as recurrences are frequent and almost half of patients present with advanced disease. Researchers have unveiled the molecular abnormalities implicated in sarcomas' carcinogenesis, paving the way for novel treatment strategies based on each individual tumor's characteristics. Therefore, the development of new techniques aiding in early disease detection and tumor molecular profiling is imperative. Liquid biopsy refers to the sampling and analysis of patients' fluids, such as blood, to identify tumor biomarkers, through a variety of methods, including qRT-PCR, qPCR, droplet digital PCR, magnetic microbeads and digital PCR. Assessment of circulating tumor cells (CTCs), circulating free DNA (ctDNA), micro RNAs (miRs), long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), exosomes and exosome-associated proteins can yield a plethora of information on tumor molecular signature, histologic type and disease stage. In addition, the minimal invasiveness of the procedure renders possible its wide application in the clinical setting, and, therefore, the early detection of the presence of tumors. In this review of the literature, we gathered information on biomarkers assessed through liquid biopsy in soft tissue and bone sarcoma patients and we present the information they can yield for each individual tumor type.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorBone NeoplasmsCirculating Tumor DNAExosomesHumansLiquid BiopsyMicroRNAsNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingPrecision MedicineSarcomaSoft Tissue NeoplasmsTranslational Research, BiomedicalBiomarkers, TumorCirculating Tumor DNAMicroRNAsbiomarkersbone sarcomascancerdiagnosisliquid biopsyprognosissoft tissue sarcomastreatment

Identifiers

PMID34768955
PMCPMC8583711
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