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ReviewJournal of translational medicine2025

Cuproptosis: molecular mechanisms, cancer prognosis, and therapeutic applications.

Yating Cong, Na Li, Zixin Zhang, Yan Shang, Hailong Zhao

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Review in Journal of translational medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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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

36 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Cuproptosis: potential new direction in liver-related diseases research and treatment.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  11. Role of cuproptosis in digestive system tumors (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 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.

Yating CongDepartment of Pathophysiology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, 563000, China.ORCID 0009-0009-3140-1281
Na LiDepartment of Pathophysiology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, 563000, China.
Zixin ZhangDepartment of Pathophysiology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, 563000, China.
Yan ShangDepartment of Pathophysiology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, 563000, China.
Hailong ZhaoDepartment of Pathophysiology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, 563000, China. hailongzhao@zmu.edu.cn.

Funding

Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Department No. QKH-JC-ZK-2022-622National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82060503Science and Technology Program of Guizhou Province No. QKH-JC-2019-1334
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cuproptosis differs from other forms of cell death, such as apoptosis, necroptosis, and ferroptosis, in its unique molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways. In this review, we delve into the cellular metabolic pathways of copper, highlighting the role of copper in biomolecule synthesis, mitochondrial respiration, and antioxidant defense. Furthermore, we elucidate the relationship between cuproptosis-related genes (CRGs) and cancer prognosis, analyzing their expression patterns across various tumor types and their impact on patient outcomes. Our review also uncovers the potential therapeutic applications of copper chelators, copper ionophores, and copper-based nanomaterials in oncology. In addition, we discuss the emerging role of cuproptosis in remodeling the tumor microenvironment, enhancing immune cell infiltration, and converting "cold tumors" into "hot tumors" that respond better to immunotherapy. In short, this review underscores the pivotal importance of cuproptosis in cancer biology and highlights its translational potential as a novel therapeutic target.

Indexed as

CopperNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansPrognosisTumor MicroenvironmentCopperCancer prognosisCopper metabolismCuproptosisImmunotherapy

Identifiers

PMID39844182
PMCPMC11752808

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