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ReviewCancers2024

Molecular Targets of Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Gabriela Mitea, Verginica Schröder, Irina Mihaela Iancu, Horațiu Mireșan, Valeriu Iancu, Laura Adriana Bucur, Florin Ciprian Badea

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Review in Cancers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing 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

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Dentistry journal · 2026
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  9. Advances in Photothermal Therapy for Oral Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 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

7 authors.

Gabriela MiteaDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ovidius University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.
Verginica SchröderDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ovidius University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8876-1901
Irina Mihaela IancuDepartment of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ovidius University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.ORCID 0009-0004-1589-573X
Horațiu MireșanDepartment of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ovidius University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-7863-7138
Valeriu IancuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ovidius University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.
Laura Adriana BucurDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ovidius University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.
Florin Ciprian BadeaDepartment of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Ovidius University of Constanta, 900684 Constanta, Romania.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWith a significant increase in both incidence and mortality, oral cancer-particularly oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)-is one of the main causes of death in developing countries. Even though there is evidence of advances in surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, the overall survival rate for patients with OSCC has improved, but by a small percentage. This may be due, on the one hand, to the fact that the disease is diagnosed when it is at a too-advanced stage, when metastases are already present.

methodsThis review explores the therapeutic potential of natural herbal products and their use as adjuvant therapies in the treatment of oral cancer from online sources in databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Research Gate, Scopus, Elsevier).

resultsEven if classic therapies are known to be effective, they often produce many serious side effects and can create resistance. Certain natural plant compounds may offer a complementary approach by inducing apoptosis, suppressing tumor growth, and improving chemotherapy effectiveness. The integration of these compounds with conventional treatments to obtain remarkable synergistic effects represents a major point of interest to many authors. This review highlights the study of molecular mechanisms and their efficiency in in vitro and in vivo models, as well as the strategic ways in which drugs can be administered to optimize their use in real contexts.

conclusionsThis review may have a significant impact on the oncology community, creating new inspirations for the development of more effective, safer cancer therapies with less toxic potential.

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cancercomplementary therapiesmolecular processesoral squamous cell carcinomaphytochemicalsphytotherapy

Identifiers

PMID39518052
PMCPMC11545343

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