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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

RETRACTED: Cejuela et al. Metformin and Breast Cancer: Where Are We Now?

Mónica Cejuela, Begoña Martin-Castillo, Javier A Menendez, Sonia Pernas

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
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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

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Molecular Mechanism of Metformin Regulating the Regeneration of PlanarianInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  6. Multi-omics profile of exceptional long-term survivors of AJCC stage III triple-negative breast cancer.Chinese journal of cancer research = Chung-kuo yen cheng yen chiu · 2025
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  7. Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mónica CejuelaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO)-L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3894-0765
Begoña Martin-CastilloUnit of Clinical Research, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO)-Girona, 17007 Girona, Spain.
Javier A MenendezGirona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Salt, 17190 Girona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8733-4561
Sonia PernasDepartment of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO)-L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1485-5080

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The journal retracts the article titled "Metformin and Breast Cancer: Where Are We Now [...].

Identifiers

PMID40508236
PMCPMC12155142

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