Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38956984›Full record

ReviewMolecular oncology2025

Circulating tumor cells: advancing personalized therapy in small cell lung cancer patients.

Prajwol Shrestha, Steven Kao, Veronica K Cheung, Wendy A Cooper, Nico van Zandwijk, John E J Rasko, Dannel Yeo

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Molecular oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Review
  3. Review
  4. Review
  5. Review
  6. Article
  7. Review
  8. Article
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.

Prajwol ShresthaLi Ka Shing Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.
Steven KaoFaculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia.
Veronica K CheungFaculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia.
Wendy A CooperFaculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia.
Nico van ZandwijkFaculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia.
John E J RaskoLi Ka Shing Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.
Dannel YeoLi Ka Shing Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6546-1209

Funding

Cancer Institute New South Wales 2021/CBG0002Li Ka Shing FoundationNational Health and Medical Research Council 1177305Sydney Cancer Institute Seed GrantTour de Cure RSP-320
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a highly aggressive cancer with a dismal 5-year survival of < 7%, despite the addition of immunotherapy to first-line chemotherapy. Specific tumor biomarkers, such as delta-like ligand 3 (DLL3) and schlafen11 (SLFN11), may enable the selection of more efficacious, novel immunomodulating targeted treatments like bispecific T-cell engaging monoclonal antibodies (tarlatamab) and chemotherapy with PARP inhibitors. However, obtaining a tissue biopsy sample can be challenging in SCLC. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have the potential to provide molecular insights into a patient's cancer through a "simple" blood test. CTCs have been studied for their prognostic ability in SCLC; however, their value in guiding treatment decisions is yet to be elucidated. This review explores novel and promising targeted therapies in SCLC, summarizes current knowledge of CTCs in SCLC, and discusses how CTCs can be utilized for precision medicine.

Indexed as

Lung NeoplasmsNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingPrecision MedicineSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaBiomarkers, TumorHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyBiomarkers, TumorDLL3liquid biopsyschlafen11targeted therapiestarlatamabthoracic oncology

Identifiers

PMID38956984
PMCPMC12234382

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.