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ReviewFrontiers in genetics2024

Next-generation sequencing impact on cancer care: applications, challenges, and future directions.

Mariano Zalis, Gilson Gabriel Viana Veloso, Pedro Nazareth Aguiar, Nathalia Gimenes, Marina Xavier Reis, Silvio Matsas, Carlos Gil Ferreira

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Review in Frontiers in genetics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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27citing 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

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

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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

7 authors.

Mariano Zalis *Oncoclínicas&Co/MedSir, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Gilson Gabriel Viana Veloso *Oncoclínicas&Co/MedSir, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Pedro Nazareth AguiarOncoclínicas&Co/MedSir, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Nathalia GimenesOncoclínicas&Co/MedSir, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Marina Xavier ReisOncoclínicas&Co/MedSir, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Silvio MatsasCentro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Hematologia e Oncologia (CEPHO), Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Carlos Gil FerreiraOncoclínicas&Co/MedSir, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fundamentally precision oncology illustrates the path in which molecular profiling of tumors can illuminate their biological behavior, diversity, and likely outcomes by identifying distinct genetic mutations, protein levels, and other biomarkers that underpin cancer progression. Next-generation sequencing became an indispensable diagnostic tool for diagnosis and treatment guidance in current clinical practice. Nowadays, tissue analysis benefits from further support through methods like comprehensive genomic profiling and liquid biopsies. However, precision medicine in the field of oncology presents specific hurdles, such as the cost-benefit balance and widespread accessibility, particularly in countries with low- and middle-income. A key issue is how to effectively extend next-generation sequencing to all cancer patients, thus empowering treatment decision-making. Concerns also extend to the quality and preservation of tissue samples, as well as the evaluation of health technologies. Moreover, as technology advances, novel next-generation sequencing assessments are being developed, including the study of Fragmentomics. Therefore, our objective was to delineate the primary uses of next-generation sequencing, discussing its' applications, limitations, and prospective paths forward in Oncology.

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cancerhealth technology assessment (HTA)medical technologynext-generation sequencingprecision medicine

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PMID39045325
PMCPMC11263191

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