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ReviewExploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy2025

Osteosarcoma: current insights and advances.

Guraustin S Brar, Aidan A Schmidt, Logan R Willams, Mark R Wakefield, Yujiang Fang

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Review in Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 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

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

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

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  3. Integrated Multiomic Profiling Enhances Risk Stratification and Prognostication in Canine Osteosarcoma.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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  18. Antimetastatic Effects of aAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  19. Lamins' role in osteosarcoma.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 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.

Guraustin S BrarDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Des Moines University, West Des Moines, IA 50266, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4698-4395
Aidan A SchmidtDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Des Moines University, West Des Moines, IA 50266, USA.
Logan R WillamsDepartment of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
Mark R WakefieldDepartment of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2598-7895
Yujiang FangDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Des Moines University, West Des Moines, IA 50266, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9107-7374

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteosarcoma is the most prevalent primary malignant bone tumor affecting adolescents and young adults. Despite advancements in cancer therapies, its prognosis remains poor due to its aggressive nature and early propensity for metastasis-often present at the time of diagnosis. The etiology of osteosarcoma is multifactorial, involving genetic predispositions, environmental exposures, and familial syndromes. While treatment strategies are largely dictated by tumor stage, neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgical resection remains the cornerstone of management. This review provides a comprehensive overview of osteosarcoma, including its historical context, subclassifications, clinical presentation, diagnostic approaches, and evolving treatment modalities. Recent therapeutic innovations-such as gene therapy, immunotherapy, radiation advances, and tyrosine kinase inhibitors-are discussed in detail, highlighting their mechanisms and clinical potential. By synthesizing current literature and identifying ongoing challenges, this review aims to inform clinicians and researchers of recent progress while highlighting critical gaps to guide future research and improve patient outcomes in osteosarcoma care.

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gene therapyimmunotherapyOsteosarcomaradiationtyrosine kinase inhibitors

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PMID40547807
PMCPMC12179640

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