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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2024

Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma: pathogenic role and therapeutic target.

Zekun Zhao, Tenglu Cui, Fengxian Wei, Zhiming Zhou, Yuan Sun, Chaofeng Gao, Xiaodong Xu, Huihan Zhang

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
33citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. miR-184 in hepatocellular carcinoma: a promising therapeutic target.Journal of physiology and biochemistry · 2025
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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.

Zekun Zhao *The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Tenglu Cui *The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Fengxian WeiThe Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Zhiming ZhouThe Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Yuan SunThe Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Chaofeng GaoThe Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Xiaodong XuThe Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Huihan ZhangThe Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Lanzhou University Second Hospital · CNLanzhou University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignant liver tumor and one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway is a highly conserved pathway involved in several biological processes, including the improper regulation that leads to the tumorigenesis and progression of cancer. New studies have found that abnormal activation of the Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway is a major cause of HCC tumorigenesis, progression, and resistance to therapy. New perspectives and approaches to treating HCC will arise from understanding this pathway. This article offers a thorough analysis of the Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway's function and its therapeutic implications in HCC.

Indexed as

hepatocellular carcinomamechanismprogressiontherapytherapy resistancetumorigenesisWnt pathway

Identifiers

PMID38634048
PMCPMC11022604
OpenAlexW4393457537

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