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ReviewCancer cell international2021

Exosomes in the lung cancer microenvironment: biological functions and potential use as clinical biomarkers.

Runzhi Qi, Yuwei Zhao, Qiujun Guo, Xue Mi, Mengqi Cheng, Wei Hou, Honggang Zheng, Baojin Hua

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In one paragraph

Review in Cancer cell international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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

14 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Exosomal microRNAs: impact on cancer detection, treatment, and monitoring.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Runzhi Qi *Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.
Yuwei Zhao *Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Qiujun Guo *Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.
Xue Mi *Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Qindu District, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
Mengqi ChengDepartment of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.
Wei HouDepartment of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.
Honggang ZhengDepartment of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Xicheng District, Beijing, China. zhenghonggang@gamyy.cn.
Baojin HuaDepartment of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Xicheng District, Beijing, China. huabaojin@gamyy.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2455-3801
Guang’anmen Hospital · CNBeijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNShaanxi University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

The National Natural Science Foundation of China 8177151981
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung cancer is one of the most common malignant tumours worldwide. however, emerging immunotherapy and targeted therapies continue to show limited efficacy. In the search for new targets for lung cancer treatment, exosomes have become a major focus of research. Exosomes play an important role in the tumour microenvironment (TME) of lung cancer and affect invasion, metastasis, and treatment responses. This review describes our current understanding of the release of exosomes derived from different cells in the TME, the effects of exosomes on T/Tregs, myeloid-derived suppressor cells, tumour-associated macrophages, dendritic cells, and natural killer cells, and the role of exosomes in the endothelial-mesenchymal transition, angiogenesis, and cancer-associated fibroblasts. In particular, this review focuses on the potential clinical applications of exosomes in the lung cancer microenvironment and their prognostic and diagnostic value.

Indexed as

ExosomeLung cancerTumour microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID34193120
PMCPMC8247080
OpenAlexW3173411349

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