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Cancer biomarkers: Emerging trends and clinical implications for personalized treatment.

Antonio Passaro, Maise Al Bakir, Emily G Hamilton, Maximilian Diehn, Fabrice André, Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri, Giannis Mountzios, Ignacio I Wistuba, Charles Swanton, Solange Peters

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Review in Cell, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 356 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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356citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

356 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. The Impact of Concordance between Liquid and Tissue Biopsy for Actionable Mutations: Insights from the ROME Trial.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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  3. Epigenetic silencingCancer biology & therapy · 2026
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  7. Rethinking biomarkers in psychiatry: from etiological uncertainty to actionable prediction.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2026
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  8. AMCP Market Insights: Managed care approaches toJournal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2026
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  13. Special Issue "Molecular Biomarkers in Cancers: Advances and Challenges".International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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296 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

10 authors.

Antonio PassaroDivision of Thoracic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
Maise Al BakirCancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK; Cancer Research UK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence, University College London Cancer Institute, London, UK.
Emily G HamiltonDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Maximilian DiehnDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Fabrice AndréGustave-Roussy Cancer Center, Paris Saclay University, Villejuif, France.
Sinchita Roy-ChowdhuriDepartment of Anatomic Pathology and Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Giannis MountziosFourth Department of Medical Oncology and Clinical Trials Unit, Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Athens, Greece.
Ignacio I WistubaDepartment of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Charles SwantonCancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK; Cancer Research UK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence, University College London Cancer Institute, London, UK; Department of Oncology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK.
Solange PetersDepartment of Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: solange.peters@chuv.ch.

Funding

Leveraging innovative technologies in basic and clinical cancer researchT32CA009302 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI LAURA D ATTARDI, Aaron M Newman · 1985 to 2026
$19.1M
Medical Research Council CC2041NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009302
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The integration of cancer biomarkers into oncology has revolutionized cancer treatment, yielding remarkable advancements in cancer therapeutics and the prognosis of cancer patients. The development of personalized medicine represents a turning point and a new paradigm in cancer management, as biomarkers enable oncologists to tailor treatments based on the unique molecular profile of each patient's tumor. In this review, we discuss the scientific milestones of cancer biomarkers and explore future possibilities to improve the management of patients with solid tumors. This progress is primarily attributed to the biological characterization of cancers, advancements in testing methodologies, elucidation of the immune microenvironment, and the ability to profile circulating tumor fractions. Integrating these insights promises to continually advance the precision oncology field, fostering better patient outcomes.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorNeoplasmsPrecision MedicineHumansMedical OncologyTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, Tumor

Identifiers

PMID38552610
PMCPMC7616034

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