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ReviewClinics and practice2024

A Narrative Review of Current Knowledge on Cutaneous Melanoma.

Bogdan Marian Caraban, Mariana Aschie, Mariana Deacu, Georgeta Camelia Cozaru, Mihaela Butcaru Pundiche, Cristian Ionut Orasanu, Raluca Ioana Voda

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Review in Clinics and practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 20 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

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bogdan Marian CarabanClinical Department of Plastic Surgery, Microsurgery-Reconstructive, "Sf. Apostol Andrei" Emergency County Hospital, 900591 Constanta, Romania.
Mariana AschieFaculty of Medicine, "Ovidius" University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.
Mariana DeacuFaculty of Medicine, "Ovidius" University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.
Georgeta Camelia CozaruCenter for Research and Development of the Morphological and Genetic Studies of Malignant Pathology (CEDMOG), "Ovidius" University of Constanta, 900591 Constanta, Romania.
Mihaela Butcaru PundicheFaculty of Medicine, "Ovidius" University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.
Cristian Ionut OrasanuFaculty of Medicine, "Ovidius" University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8039-3200
Raluca Ioana VodaFaculty of Medicine, "Ovidius" University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.
Ovidius University · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cutaneous melanoma is a public health problem. Efforts to reduce its incidence have failed, as it continues to increase. In recent years, many risk factors have been identified. Numerous diagnostic systems exist that greatly assist in early clinical diagnosis. The histopathological aspect illustrates the grim nature of these cancers. Currently, pathogenic pathways and the tumor microclimate are key to the development of therapeutic methods. Revolutionary therapies like targeted therapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors are starting to replace traditional therapeutic methods. Targeted therapy aims at a specific molecule in the pathogenic chain to block it, stopping cell growth and dissemination. The main function of immune checkpoint inhibitors is to boost cellular immunity in order to combat cancer cells. Unfortunately, these therapies have different rates of effectiveness and side effects, and cannot be applied to all patients. These shortcomings are the basis of increased incidence and mortality rates. This study covers all stages of the evolutionary sequence of melanoma. With all these data in front of us, we see the need for new research efforts directed at therapies that will bring greater benefits in terms of patient survival and prognosis, with fewer adverse effects.

Indexed as

clinical trialscutaneous melanomaepidemiologyimmune checkpoint inhibitorsrisk factorstargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID38391404
PMCPMC10888040
OpenAlexW4391405027

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