High-dose corticosteroids for the management of dyspnea in patients with tumor obstruction of the upper airway.

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.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. Systemic corticosteroids for the management of cancer-related breathlessness (dyspnoea) in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
   Pooled it
2. Effect of dexamethasone on dyspnoea in patients with cancer (ABCD): a parallel-group, double-blind, randomised, controlled trial.The Lancet. Oncology · 2022
   Trial
3. Dexamethasone for Dyspnea in Cancer Patients: A Pilot Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2016
   Trial
4. Corticosteroids in lung cancer.Frontiers in drug safety and regulation · 2025
   Review
5. Unanswered questions and future direction in the management of terminal breathlessness in patients with cancer.ESMO open · 2020
   Review
6. Physician-Perceived Predictive Factors for the Effectiveness of Drugs for Treating Cancer Dyspnea: Results of a Nationwide Survey of Japanese Palliative Care Physicians.Palliative medicine reports · 2020
   Article
7. Severe upper airway obstruction following bilateral ventral bulla osteotomy in a cat.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2017
   Article
8. Predictors of response to corticosteroids for dyspnea in advanced cancer patients: a preliminary multicenter prospective observational study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017
   Observational
9. Role of corticosteroids in prostate cancer progression: implications for treatment strategy in metastatic castration-resistant patients.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2016
   Review
10. Dyspnea in palliative care: expanding the role of corticosteroids.Journal of palliative medicine · 2012
    Article

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Authors and funding

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Abstract

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