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ReviewCancer pathogenesis and therapy2026

Chemoresistance: The hidden barrier in cancer treatment.

Vivek Kumar Dhiman, Manju Kumari, Devendra Singh

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Review in Cancer pathogenesis and therapy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 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

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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

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Vivek Kumar DhimanCenter for Herbal Pharmacology and Environmental Sustainability, Chettinad Hospital, and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
Manju KumariDepartment of Biochemistry, King George's Medical University, Shah Meena Road, Lucknow 226001, India.
Devendra SinghFaculty of Biotechnology, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Lucknow-Deva Road, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh 225003, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite significant advances in cancer diagnosis and therapy, the global burden of cancer continues to escalate, characterized by increasing incidence and mortality rates. A problem for successful treatment is chemoresistance, which undermines the effectiveness of traditional and targeted treatments. This review synthesizes emerging therapeutic strategies, including targeted agents, combinatorial regimens, and advances in precision medicine, with a focus on improving clinical outcomes. Integrating the latest understanding from molecular biology, genomics, and pharmacology emphasizes new paths to overcoming resistance. Particular attention is focused on the roles played by exosomes, metabolic reprogramming, and the tumour microenvironment in facilitating drug resistance, as well as promising approaches to counteract these mechanisms and improve therapeutic responsiveness.

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AutophagyCancerChemoresistanceOncogeneTumour microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID41550358
PMCPMC12803893

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