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ReviewAdvanced drug delivery reviews2024

Fusobacterium nucleatum carcinogenesis and drug delivery interventions.

Zhenzhen Chen, Leaf Huang

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In one paragraph

Review in Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. IntratumoralAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026
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  6. RETRACTED: The Impact ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
  7. Emerging technologies and current challenges in intratumoral microbiota research.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
    Review
  8. Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2025
    Review
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhenzhen ChenEshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.
Leaf HuangEshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States. Electronic address: leafh@email.unc.edu.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

CAROLINA CANCER NANOTECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM (C-CNTP)T32CA196589 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Gaorav P. Gupta, ALEXANDER V KABANOV · 2015 to 2026
$4.5M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA196589
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The microbiome has emerged as a significant biomarker and modulator in cancer development and treatment response. Recent research highlights the notable role of Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) in various tumor types, including breast, colorectal, esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, and lung cancers. Accumulating evidence suggests that the local microbial community forms an integral component of the tumor microenvironment, with bacterial communities within tumors displaying specificity to tumor types. Mechanistic investigations indicate that tumor-associated microbiota can directly influence tumor initiation, progression, and responses to chemotherapy or immunotherapy. This article presents a comprehensive review of microbial communities especially F. nucleatum in tumor tissue, exploring their roles and underlying mechanisms in tumor development, treatment, and prevention. When the tumor-associated F. nucleatum is killed, the host immune response is activated to recognize tumor cells. Bacteria epitopes restricted by the host antigens, can be identified for future anti-bacteria/tumor vaccine development.

Indexed as

Fusobacterium nucleatumNeoplasmsAnimalsCarcinogenesisDrug Delivery SystemsHumansTumor MicroenvironmentCancer immunotherapyFusobacterium nucleatumImmune systemTumor-associated microbiota

Identifiers

PMID38643839
PMCPMC11459907
OpenAlexW4394985075

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