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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2021

Circulating Tumor Cells: A Promising Biomarker in the Management of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.

Jiangtao Wu, Huijun Zhu, Feifei Gao, Rensheng Wang, Kai Hu

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jiangtao WuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Huijun ZhuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Feifei GaoDepartment of Oncology, Shenzhen Yantian District People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Rensheng WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Kai HuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University · CNGuangxi Medical University · CNShenzhen Bao'an District People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignancy that arises from the mucosal epithelium of the nasopharynx, and its prognosis is relatively favorable. The 5-year overall survival rate in patients with locally advanced NPC currently exceeds 80%, but the development of individualized diagnosis and treatment at the molecular level is relatively lacking. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) is the generic term for tumor cells that are present in the peripheral blood circulation. As a new biomarker with good clinical application prospects, the detection of CTCs has the advantages of being non-invasive, simple, and repeatable. By capturing and detecting CTCs in peripheral blood and monitoring the dynamic variation of its type and quantity, we can assess the biological characteristics of tumor in a timely manner and evaluate the therapeutic effect and prognosis of patients in advance, which will help to develop individualized treatments of tumors. The primary purposes of this review were the clinical application of CTCs in tumor stage determination, treatment efficacy evaluation, and prognosis prediction of NPC. In addition, we estimated the correlation between Epstein-Barr virus infection and CTCs and analyzed the difference in karyotypes and specific markers expressed on CTCs. We believe that our study will provide new insights and biomarkers for the individualized treatment of patients with NPC.

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biomarker (BM)circulating tumor cells (CTCs)clinical applicationindividualized treatmentnasopharyngeal carcinoma

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PMCPMC8588829
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