Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40124355›Full record

ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Cell-free DNA: plays an essential role in early diagnosis and immunotherapy of pancreatic cancer.

Yi Wen, Gengmin Zhao, Chunhua Dai

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
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.

Yi WenCollege of Outstanding Clinician, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
Gengmin ZhaoGraduate School, Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.
Chunhua DaiDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer is renowned for its aggressive nature and dismal prognosis, with the majority of patients diagnosed at an advanced stage. The prognosis for patients with pancreatic cancer can be improved by early diagnosis and effective treatment. Circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has emerged as a promising biomarker for the early diagnosis and monitoring of pancreatic cancer. This research presents a review of circulating cell-free DNA essential role in the early diagnosis and immunotherapy of pancreatic cancer. The detection methods of cfDNA, its potential as a diagnostic biomarker, and the latest research progress in cfDNA-based immunotherapy are discussed. The findings suggest that cfDNA plays a vital role in the early detection and personalised treatment of pancreatic cancer, holding great promise for improving patient outcomes.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorCell-Free Nucleic AcidsCirculating Tumor DNAEarly Detection of CancerImmunotherapyPancreatic NeoplasmsHumansPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorCell-Free Nucleic AcidsCirculating Tumor DNAcell-free DNAearly diagnosisimmunotherapyliquid biopsypancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Identifiers

PMID40124355
PMCPMC11925872

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.