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ReviewCancers2024

Novel Therapeutic Targets on the Horizon: An Analysis of Clinical Trials on Therapies for Bone Metastasis in Prostate Cancer.

Wenhao Zhou, Wei Zhang, Shi Yan, Kaixuan Zhang, Han Wu, Hongyu Chen, Minfeng Shi, Tie Zhou

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Review in Cancers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
5.0field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 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

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenhao ZhouDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8814-2385
Wei ZhangDepartment of Urology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0015-7855
Shi YanDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China.
Kaixuan ZhangDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China.
Han WuDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China.
Hongyu ChenSchool of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Minfeng ShiReproduction Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Tie ZhouDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1810-6121
Tongji University · CNSecond Military Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the absence of early detection and initial treatment, prostate cancer often progresses to an advanced stage, frequently spreading to the bones and significantly impacting patients' well-being and healthcare resources. Therefore, managing patients with prostate cancer that has spread to the bones often involves using bone-targeted medications like bisphosphonates and denosumab to enhance bone structure and minimize skeletal complications. Additionally, researchers are studying the tumor microenvironment and biomarkers to understand the mechanisms and potential treatment targets for bone metastases in prostate cancer. A literature search was conducted to identify clinical studies from 2013 to 2023 that focused on pain, performance status, or quality of life as primary outcomes. The analysis included details such as patient recruitment, prior palliative therapies, baseline characteristics, follow-up, and outcome reporting. The goal was to highlight the advancements and trends in bone metastasis research in prostate cancer over the past decade, with the aim of developing strategies to prevent and treat bone metastases and improve the quality of life and survival rates for prostate cancer patients.

Indexed as

bone metastasisbone-targeted therapiesprostate cancerskeletal-related event

Identifiers

PMID38339378
PMCPMC10854912
OpenAlexW4391432352

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