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ReviewBMC biology2025

Harnessing ferroptosis for precision oncology: challenges and prospects.

Roberto Fernández-Acosta, Iuliana Vintea, Ine Koeken, Behrouz Hassannia, Tom Vanden Berghe

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Review in BMC biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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26citing 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

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

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  8. Ferroptosis-induced immune modulation: a new frontier in glioblastoma therapy.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026
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  11. Ferroptosis-centered strategies: redefining therapeutic resistance & adaptation in modern oncology.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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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

5 authors.

Roberto Fernández-AcostaCell Death Signaling lab, Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Iuliana VinteaCell Death Signaling lab, Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Ine KoekenCell Death Signaling lab, Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Behrouz HassanniaCell Death Signaling lab, Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Tom Vanden BergheCell Death Signaling lab, Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. tom.vandenberghe@uantwerp.be.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The discovery of diverse molecular mechanisms of regulated cell death has opened new avenues for cancer therapy. Ferroptosis, a unique form of cell death driven by iron-catalyzed peroxidation of membrane phospholipids, holds particular promise for targeting resistant cancer types. This review critically examines current literature on ferroptosis, focusing on its defining features and therapeutic potential. We discuss how molecular profiling of tumors and liquid biopsies can generate extensive multi-omics datasets, which can be leveraged through machine learning-based analytical approaches for patient stratification. Addressing these challenges is essential for advancing the clinical integration of ferroptosis-driven treatments in cancer care.

Indexed as

FerroptosisMedical OncologyNeoplasmsPrecision MedicineHumansCancerCell-free DNADNA methylationFerroptosisLiquid biopsyMachine learningNanopore sequencingPrecision oncology

Identifiers

PMID39988655
PMCPMC11849278

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