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ReviewCancers2025

The Knowledge Gap in Gut Microbiome Characterization in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Systematic Scoping Review.

Rita Gomes de Sousa, Catarina Sousa Guerreiro, Inês Santos, Marília Cravo

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Review in Cancers, 2025. 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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4 authors.

Rita Gomes de SousaGastroenterology Department, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, 1500-650 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0001-1799-0712
Catarina Sousa GuerreiroNutrition Department, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, 1500-650 Lisboa, Portugal.
Inês SantosFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-1638-8551
Marília CravoGastroenterology Department, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, 1500-650 Lisboa, Portugal.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesOver the past two decades, the incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EoCRC) has been increasing, although its underlying causes remain unclear. Gut microbiome is known to play a role in carcinogenesis of colorectal cancer. This scoping review aims to systematically map and synthetize current evidence on gut microbiome characterization in EoCRC (vs. late-onset colorectal cancer (LoCRC) and healthy individuals), describe the methodology used, and identify knowledge gaps to inform and guide future research.

methodsThis systematic scoping review followed the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for scoping reviews. Searches were conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus between January and February 2025. Two reviewers independently screened and selected the studies. One reviewer extracted the relevant information, using an adapted version of the JBI template.

resultsSeven studies met eligibility criteria. Compared to healthy young adults, EoCRC patients had a predominance of lower α diversity, different β diversity, and greater abundance of

conclusionsThere is a lack of large, methodologically robust studies linking gut microbiota with clinicopathological, lifestyle, and tumor molecular features in EoCRC. Our review highlights critical knowledge gaps, the need for standardized methodologies, and key areas for future investigation.

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colorectal cancerhuman microbiomescoping reviewyoung adults

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PMID40507344
PMCPMC12153598

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