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ReviewOncogene2025

Molecular and epigenetic oncogenesis in synovial sarcoma: implications for cancer biology, diagnosis and treatment.

Amy Xueqi Wang, Kevin B Jones, Torsten O Nielsen

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Review in Oncogene, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing 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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Synovial Sarcoma: Molecular Biology, Pathology, and Therapeutic Strategies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  5. Molecular Profiling ofJournal of personalized medicine · 2025
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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

3 authors.

Amy Xueqi Wang1Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7249-1908
Kevin B JonesDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1531-2157
Torsten O NielsenDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. torsten@mail.ubc.ca.ORCID 0000-0003-3769-2517

Funding

Targeting SS18-SSX biology in synovial sarcomagenesisU54CA231652 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI JONES, KEVIN BRUCE · 2018 to 2022
$12.0M
Gouvernement du Canada | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Instituts de Recherche en Santé du Canada) 025845Gouvernement du Canada | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Instituts de Recherche en Santé du Canada) PJT-190197NCI NIH HHS U54 CA231652Terry Fox Research Institute (Institut de Recherche Terry Fox) 1155U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) U54CA231652
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The SS18::SSX oncogene is the driver of synovial sarcoma, an aggressive cancer presenting in young adults that has poor long-term outcomes. Over the past five years, significant progress has been made in understanding the molecular, genomic, and epigenetic mechanisms underlying synovial sarcoma. This review synthesizes recent advancements in synovial sarcoma, including diagnostic pathology, genomic profiling, SS18::SSX biology, epigenetic dysregulation, proteomics, targetable pathways and immunotherapy. Key findings include the identification of rare but instructive alternative gene fusions, the roles of PRC1 and of liquid-liquid phase separation in SS18::SSX-mediated oncogenesis, and the development of epigenetic and engineered T-cell therapies. These advances offer new hope for improved treatments and outcomes in synovial sarcoma patients, though challenges remain in overcoming resistance and ensuring equitable access to emerging therapies.

Indexed as

CarcinogenesisEpigenesis, GeneticSarcoma, SynovialHumans

Identifiers

PMID40849585
PMCPMC12436157

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