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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2022

Metformin anticancer: Reverses tumor hypoxia induced by bevacizumab and reduces the expression of cancer stem cell markers CD44/CD117 in human ovarian cancer SKOV3 cells.

Yuanchun Fan, Huimin Cheng, Yueping Liu, Shihao Liu, Scott Lowe, Yaru Li, Rachel Bentley, Bethany King, John Pocholo W Tuason, Qin Zhou and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Subcellular Stress Markers in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  14. [Metformin suppresses hypoxia-inducible factor-1Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 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

12 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Yuanchun FanThe Department of Gynecology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Huimin ChengThe Department of Gynecology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Yueping LiuThe Department of Pathology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Shihao LiuThe Department of Gynecology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Scott LoweCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City University, Kansas, MO, United States.
Yaru LiInternal Medicine, Swedish Hospital, Chicago, IL, United States.
Rachel BentleyCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City University, Kansas, MO, United States.
Bethany KingInternal Medicine, MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, Des Moines, IA, United States.
John Pocholo W TuasonAMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
Qin ZhouRadiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States.
Chenyu SunAMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
Hui ZhangThe Department of Gynecology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University · CNHebei Medical University · CNKansas City University · USSaint Joseph Hospital · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · USMercy Medical Center · USSwedish American Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

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bevacizumabCSCsHIF-1αmetforminVEGF

Identifiers

PMID36046821
PMCPMC9421358
OpenAlexW4291465630

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