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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2023

The applications and techniques of organoids in head and neck cancer therapy.

Hao Qi, Xiaolin Tan, Wenshuo Zhang, Yihong Zhou, Shaoyi Chen, Dasong Zha, Siyang Wang, Jinming Wen

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Innovative nanoparticle strategies for treating oral cancers.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025
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  3. Organoids in cancer therapies: a comprehensive review.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hao QiThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Xiaolin TanThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Wenshuo ZhangDepartment of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Yihong ZhouDepartment of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Shaoyi ChenThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Dasong ZhaThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Siyang WangThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Jinming WenThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Head and neck cancer (HNC) is one of the most common cancers on the planet, with approximately 600,000 new cases diagnosed and 300,000 deaths every year. Research into the biological basis of HNC has advanced slowly over the past decades, which has made it difficult to develop new, more effective treatments. The patient-derived organoids (PDOs) are made from patient tumor cells, resembling the features of their tumors, which are high-fidelity models for studying cancer biology and designing new precision medicine therapies. In recent years, considerable effort has been focused on improving "organoids" technologies and identifying tumor-specific medicine using head and neck samples and a variety of organoids. A review of improved techniques and conclusions reported in publications describing the application of these techniques to HNC organoids is presented here. Additionally, we discuss the potential application of organoids in head and neck cancer research as well as the limitations associated with these models. As a result of the integration of organoid models into future precision medicine research and therapeutic profiling programs, the use of organoids will be extremely significant in the future.

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drug testinghead and neck cancerorganoidsprecision medicinetechniques

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PMID37427120
PMCPMC10328716
OpenAlexW4381996581

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