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ReviewCurrent oncology reports2011

Malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Siva Raja, Sudish C Murthy, David P Mason

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Review in Current oncology reports, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

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.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Therapeutic efficacy of an Fc-enhanced TCR-like antibody to the intracellular WT1 oncoprotein.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2014
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Siva RajaDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. rajas@ccf.org
Sudish C Murthy
David P Mason
Cleveland Clinic · USCleveland Foundation · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a relatively rare thoracic malignancy accounting for about 2000-3000 new cases per year. This cancer has been increasing in incidence and is strongly associated with asbestos exposure. Also, it is characterized by insidious growth and clinical presentation at an advanced stage of disease. In the past, the treatment of this disease was limited to marginally effective chemotherapy and morbid surgery. This review explores the clinical presentation of MPM, its diagnostic approach and the relevant and recent studies that define the role of chemotherapy, radiation, and various surgical options. Currently, even with aggressive surgical interventions and multimodality strategies, cure remains elusive, although life prolongation has been achieved. Additionally, promising new therapies and interventions that are currently being studied are introduced in this review.

Indexed as

MesotheliomaPleural NeoplasmsAsbestosHumansLungNeoplasm StagingPleuraAsbestos

Identifiers

PMID21573909
OpenAlexW3028562572

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