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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2025

CricRNA in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: biological functions and clinical prospects.

Anqi Li, Zhen Dong, Chunming Zhang

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Anqi LiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Zhen DongDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Chunming ZhangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a prevalent malignant tumor globally, shows an unfavorable prognosis and has a five - year survival rate lower than 50%. Circular RNA (circRNA) is defined as a type of non-coding RNA molecule that forms a covalently closed circular structure through back-splicing, characterized by tissue specificity, high stability, and stability in body fluid detection. Recent research has frequently revealed marked alterations in circRNA regulation in HNSCC and participates in tumor malignant behaviors such as cell proliferation and apoptosis, invasion and metastasis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), chemoresistance, and immune evasion through mechanisms like "miRNA sponges," protein scaffolding, translation templates, and epigenetic regulation. This review aims to provide a systematic and up-to-date consolidation of the latest advances in circRNA research for HNSCC, from its biogenesis and multifaceted functions to clinical translation. Our goal is to uncover novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets for the precise diagnosis and management of HNSCC. This review not only aids in elucidating the complex regulatory networks orchestrated by circRNAs in HNSCC but also highlights their immense potential as novel diagnostic and therapeutic agents, thereby paving the way for future research and clinical application.

Indexed as

biomarkercircular RNAhead and neck squamous cell carcinomanon-coding RNAtherapeutic targettranslational medicinetumor progression

Identifiers

PMID41267993
PMCPMC12626869

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