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ReviewCurrent oncology reports2024

Current Trends and Challenges of Microbiome Research in Prostate Cancer.

Shaun Trecarten, Bernard Fongang, Michael Liss

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Review in Current oncology reports, 2024. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Shaun TrecartenDepartment of Urology, UT Health San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
Bernard FongangGlenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Michael LissDepartment of Urology, UT Health San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA. liss@uthscsa.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe role of the gut microbiome in prostate cancer is an emerging area of research interest. However, no single causative organism has yet been identified. The goal of this paper is to examine the role of the microbiome in prostate cancer and summarize the challenges relating to methodology in specimen collection, sequencing technology, and interpretation of results. RECENT

findingsSignificant heterogeneity still exists in methodology for stool sampling/storage, preservative options, DNA extraction, and sequencing database selection/in silico processing. Debate persists over primer choice in amplicon sequencing as well as optimal methods for data normalization. Statistical methods for longitudinal microbiome analysis continue to undergo refinement. While standardization of methodology may help yield more consistent results for organism identification in prostate cancer, this is a difficult task due to considerable procedural variation at each step in the process. Further reproducibility and methodology research is required.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeProstatic NeoplasmsFecesHumansMaleMicrobiotaSpecimen HandlingChallengesGut microbiomeMethodsProstate cancerSample collectionSequencing

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