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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2026

Non-coding RNAs in tumor-educated platelets: emerging roles in cancer progression, biomarker discovery, and therapeutic targeting.

Yaning Liu, Yucheng Zhang, Dongni Li, Jian Zhao, Mohan Liu, Yali Wang

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yaning Liu *Department of Blood Transfusion, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Yucheng Zhang *Scientific Research Center, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Dongni Li *Department of Blood Transfusion, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Jian ZhaoDepartment of Blood Transfusion, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Mohan LiuDepartment of Clinical Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Yali WangDepartment of Blood Transfusion, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.

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Abstract

Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in tumor-educated platelets (TEPs) play an important role in cancer progression. Tumor cells can "educate" platelets, thereby enabling them to participate in multiple stages of tumor development and progression. The ncRNAs carried by TEPs, including microRNAs (miRNAs), circular RNAs (circRNAs), and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), may regulate tumor cell behavior and influence processes such as proliferation, invasion, metastasis, immune regulation, and angiogenesis. Alterations in the expression profiles of these ncRNAs may provide potential biomarkers for early cancer diagnosis, prognosis assessment and treatment monitoring. They may also offer new opportunities for therapeutic intervention. This review summarizes the mechanisms of platelet education by tumor cells, the roles of TEPs in cancer progression, and the functional significance of ncRNAs in TEPs, with particular focus on their contributions to tumor development and progression, their biomarker potential, and their potential as therapeutic targets.

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cancer biomarkerscircular RNAsliquid biopsylong non-coding RNAsmicroRNAsnon-coding RNAstumor-educated plateletstumor progression

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PMID42840730
PMCPMC13639721

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