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ReviewInternational journal of colorectal disease2007

The role of chemotherapy in microsatellite unstable (MSI-H) colorectal cancer.

Janindra Warusavitarne, Margaret Schnitzler

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Review in International journal of colorectal disease, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Janindra WarusavitarneDepartment of Cancer Genetics, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney, St. Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia. janindra@bigpond.com
Margaret Schnitzler
Royal North Shore Hospital · AUUniversity of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHigh-frequency microsatellite instability (MSI-H) is an alternate pathway of colorectal carcinogenesis, which accounts for 15% of all sporadic colorectal cancers. These tumours arise from mutations in the DNA mismatch repair system and thus have different responses to chemotherapeutic agents compared to microsatellite stable (MSS) cancers.

objectiveThis review aims to summarise the available literature on the responses to chemotherapy in MSI-H colorectal cancer (CRC). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: 5 Fluorouracil (5FU) is commonly used as a chemotherapeutic agent in colon cancer and in vitro evidence shows reduced response to 5FU in MSI-H CRC. The clinical evidence is conflicting but favours a reduced response to 5FU in MSI-H CRC. Several newer agents such as COX-2 inhibitors and irinotecan are also reviewed.

conclusionAvailable evidence suggests that MSI-H CRC have different behaviour patterns and response to chemotherapy compared with MSS CRC.

Indexed as

Colorectal NeoplasmsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAntineoplastic AgentsDNA, NeoplasmDNA RepairGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIncidenceMicrosatellite InstabilityMutationMutL Protein Homolog 1MutS Homolog 2 ProteinNuclear ProteinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAntineoplastic AgentsDNA, NeoplasmMLH1 protein, humanMSH2 protein, humanMutL Protein Homolog 1MutS Homolog 2 ProteinNuclear Proteins

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PMID17109103
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