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ReviewJournal of translational medicine2025

Decoding the mechanisms behind second primary cancers.

Meiyuan Zeng, Anqi Lin, Aimin Jiang, Zhengang Qiu, Hongman Zhang, Shifu Chen, Mingyan Xu, Zaoqu Liu, Quan Cheng, Jian Zhang and 1 more

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Review in Journal of translational medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Meiyuan Zeng *Department of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 253 Industrial Avenue, Guangzhou, 510282, Guangdong, China.
Anqi Lin *Department of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 253 Industrial Avenue, Guangzhou, 510282, Guangdong, China.
Aimin Jiang *Department of Urology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, China.
Zhengang Qiu *Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Hongman ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 253 Industrial Avenue, Guangzhou, 510282, Guangdong, China.
Shifu ChenHaploX Biotechnology, Shenzhen, China.
Mingyan XuHaploX Biotechnology, Shenzhen, China.
Zaoqu LiuInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China.
Quan ChengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China. chengquan@csu.edu.cn.
Jian ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 253 Industrial Avenue, Guangzhou, 510282, Guangdong, China. zhangjian@i.smu.edu.cn.
Peng LuoDepartment of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 253 Industrial Avenue, Guangzhou, 510282, Guangdong, China. luopeng@smu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8215-2045

Funding

Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou No.2023A04J0442
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Second Primary Cancers (SPCs) are defined as cancers that develop either simultaneously or metachronously in the same individual who has been diagnosed with and survived one primary cancer. SPCs exhibit a high incidence rate and represent the primary cause of mortality among survivors of first primary cancers. There is growing concern about the dangers of SPCs. This review summarizes recent studies on the mechanisms of SPCs, including the roles of genomic changes after first primary cancer (FPC) treatments, stromal cell phenotypic and metabolic changes, hormone levels and receptor expression, immunosuppression, aberrant gene methylation, EGFR signaling, and cell-free DNA in SPC development. This comprehensive analysis contributes to elucidating current research trends in SPC mechanisms and enhances our understanding of the underlying pathophysiology. Furthermore, potential applications of intratumoral microbes, single-cell multi-omics, and metabolomics in investigating SPC mechanisms are also discussed, providing new ideas for follow-up studies.

Indexed as

Neoplasms, Second PrimaryAnimalsHumansSignal TransductionImmuneMechanismsSecond Primary CancersTumorigenesis

Identifiers

PMID39856672
PMCPMC11762917

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