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ReviewInternational journal of cancer2025

A promising frontier of circulating messenger RNA in liquid biopsy: From mechanisms to clinical applications.

Mengqian Li, Yijin Yu, Guangyue Liu, Shunhong Zhang, Chenchen Luo, Saidi Hu, Siran Wan, Linyong Zhao

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

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. THBS1: a biomarker for PCOS and its role in pathogenesis via the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2026
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  5. Target, silence, replace: a review on RNA-based drugs in modern medicine.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Mengqian LiDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yijin YuDepartment of General Surgery & Laboratory of Gastric Cancer, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0009-0002-9983-7910
Guangyue LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Shunhong ZhangThe 19th Batch of Chinese Medical Team in Sao Tome and Principe, China.
Chenchen LuoThe 19th Batch of Chinese Medical Team in Sao Tome and Principe, China.
Saidi HuThe 19th Batch of Chinese Medical Team in Sao Tome and Principe, China.
Siran WanThe 19th Batch of Chinese Medical Team in Sao Tome and Principe, China.
Linyong ZhaoDepartment of General Surgery & Laboratory of Gastric Cancer, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0884-4657

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province 2021YFS0111Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province 23NSFSC4588Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province 25NSFSC1512
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liquid biopsy can revolutionize cancer patient management as repeated sampling allows real-time monitoring of disease progression and response to treatment. The circulating transcriptome represents a rich source of potential cancer biomarkers, including coding and non-coding RNAs. As techniques that have enabled us to analyze transcriptome profiling become ever more sophisticated, the great potential of extracellular messenger RNA (mRNA) and intracellular (cellular level) mRNA in liquid biopsy has gradually been realized. In this review, we aim to conclude the mRNA-based liquid biopsy in the tumorous context by illustrating the origins of mRNA markers and scientific findings, and summarizing the advantages of mRNAs over DNA-based liquid biopsy. Besides, we give a glimpse of the application of this strategy in clinical studies and analyze the gap between the bench and bedside. We speculate that mRNAs are a promising frontier of liquid biopsy.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorNeoplasmsRNA, MessengerCell-Free Nucleic AcidsGene Expression ProfilingHumansLiquid BiopsyBiomarkers, TumorCell-Free Nucleic AcidsRNA, Messengercell‐free RNAcirculating tumor cellextracellular vesicleliquid biopsymessenger RNA

Identifiers

PMID40534429
PMCPMC12375855

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