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ReviewCancer investigation2014

Undervalued criteria in the evaluation of multimodal trials for upper GI cancers.

Björn L D M Brücher, Masaki Kitajima, Jörg Rüdiger Siewert

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Review in Cancer investigation, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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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

3 citing papers 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

3 authors.

Björn L D M BrücherTheodor-Billroth-Academy®, Munich, Germany; Richmond, VA, Sacramento, CA, USA,1.
Masaki Kitajima
Jörg Rüdiger Siewert

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Global economies and their health systems face a huge challenge from cancer: 1 in 3 women and 1 in 2 men will develop cancer in their lifetime. In the less developed countries, the volume of cancer patients will overwhelm the existing healthcare systems. Even in developed regions, patients with upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancer usually present with locally advanced tumors that their prognosis is poor. A detailed knowledge of anatomy, embryology, epidemiology, tumor classifications and tumor growth is key understanding and evaluating the relevant research. We review undervalued criteria necessary to evaluate the response to multimodal therapy for upper GI cancers.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaCarcinoma, Squamous CellClinical Trials as TopicCombined Modality TherapyEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMalePrognosisStomach NeoplasmsAnticancer therapyEsophageal carcinomaMultimodal therapyNeoadjuvant therapyUpper gastrointestinal tract

Identifiers

PMID25250506
PMCPMC4266078

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