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SynthesisFrontiers in immunology2025

Interventional effects of mesenchymal stem cells on epithelial-mesenchymal transition in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and underlying mechanisms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of

Youhu Wang, Yanli Liu, Wanxian Du, Jing Xue, Jianhua Ruan, Juan Yu, Bin Ma, Xun Li

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Synthesis in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Youhu WangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Yanli LiuEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Wanxian DuEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Jing XueEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Jianhua RuanEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Juan YuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Bin MaEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Xun LiThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: MSCs are an important component of the TME and play a key role in tumor progression. Based on existing Methods: According to the PRISMA guidelines, we systematically searched PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases for relevant Results: A total of 8 Conclusions: The existing

Indexed as

Epithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionHead and Neck NeoplasmsMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckAnimalsHumansSignal TransductionTumor Microenvironmentepithelial-mesenchymal transitionhead and neck squamous cell carcinomamesenchymal stem cellsmeta-analysistumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID41635849
PMCPMC12862828

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