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ReviewDrugs2013

Pharmacological management of depression in patients with cancer: practical considerations.

Riccardo G V Torta, Valentina Ieraci

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Review in Drugs, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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

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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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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

2 authors.

Riccardo G V TortaDepartment of Neuroscience, Clinical and Oncological Psychology Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Corso Bramante 88/90, 10126, Turin, Italy. riccardo.torta@unito.it
Valentina Ieraci

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the prevalence, pathogenesis and diagnosis of, and treatment strategies for, depression in cancer patients. Untreated depression can increase the burden of oncology symptoms and worsen the cancer prognosis through the relationship between mood and immunity. The issues to consider when treating a patient with cancer who has depression include when to introduce pharmacotherapy, the criteria for choosing an antidepressant, and the necessary caution regarding side effects and drug interactions. The choice of an antidepressant is a complex decision that has to balance previous pharmacological experiences, different clusters of target symptoms, pharmacological interactions, and objective and subjective risks of side effects, with the aim of tailoring a strategy for each patient.

Indexed as

Antidepressive AgentsDepressive DisorderDrug InteractionsFemaleHumansMaleNeoplasmsPainRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSeverity of Illness IndexAntidepressive Agents

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