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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2023

Decoding the role of platelets in tumour metastasis: enigmatic accomplices and intricate targets for anticancer treatments.

Jessie Zhao, Angela Huang, Johannes Zeller, Karlheinz Peter, James D McFadyen

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Platelet Transfusion for Patients with Cancer: An Update.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2025
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  9. Long-term aspirin use influences the probability of distant metastases and operability in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a single-center retrospective study.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jessie ZhaoDepartment of Clinical Haematology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VI, Australia.
Angela HuangAtherothrombosis and Vascular Biology Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VI, Australia.
Johannes ZellerAtherothrombosis and Vascular Biology Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VI, Australia.
Karlheinz PeterAtherothrombosis and Vascular Biology Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VI, Australia.
James D McFadyenDepartment of Clinical Haematology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VI, Australia.
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute · AUThe Alfred Hospital · AUUniversity of Freiburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The canonical role of platelets as central players in cardiovascular disease by way of their fundamental role in mediating thrombosis and haemostasis is well appreciated. However, there is now a large body of experimental evidence demonstrating that platelets are also pivotal in various physiological and pathophysiological processes other than maintaining haemostasis. Foremost amongst these is the emerging data highlighting the key role of platelets in driving cancer growth, metastasis and modulating the tumour microenvironment. As such, there is significant interest in targeting platelets therapeutically for the treatment of cancer. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to provide an overview of how platelets contribute to the cancer landscape and why platelets present as valuable targets for the development of novel cancer diagnosis tools and therapeutics.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsThrombosisBlood PlateletsHemostasisHumansTumor Microenvironmentanti platelet therapycancermetastasis (cancer metastasis)platelettumour microenvirnonment

Identifiers

PMID38106409
PMCPMC10722285
OpenAlexW4389247934

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