Evidence map›Paper›PMID 26199562›Full record

ArticleSarcoma2015

Whole Lung Irradiation in Adults with Metastatic Ewing Sarcoma: Practice Patterns and Implications for Treatment.

Shyam K Tanguturi, Suzanne George, Karen J Marcus, George D Demetri, Elizabeth H Baldini

Open access · hybridAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Sarcoma, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
  2. Trial
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Review
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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shyam K TanguturiHarvard Radiation Oncology Program, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Suzanne GeorgeCenter for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Karen J MarcusCenter for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Department of Radiation Oncology, Boston's Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
George D DemetriCenter for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Elizabeth H BaldiniCenter for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Department of Radiation Oncology, Boston's Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · USBoston Children's Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background. Whole lung irradiation (WLI) is a standard treatment component for children with metastatic Ewing Sarcoma (ES), but data on WLI for adults are sparse. Design. An email survey was sent to expert sarcoma-dedicated oncologists worldwide: An adult with excellent performance status presents with primary ES in the leg and multiple pulmonary metastases. The patient achieves complete radiographic response after chemotherapy and resection of the primary. Would you give bilateral WLI to (1) this adult patient?, (2) this patient if 20 years old (yo)?, (3) this patient if 45 yo?, or (4) this patient if 60 yo? Results. 38 experts responded, including 24 adult, 1 adolescent young adult, and 13 pediatric oncologists. 63%, 63%, 62%, and 50% of respondents offered WLI to the adult, 20-year-old, 45-year-old, and 60-year-old, respectively. Pediatric oncologists more likely endorsed WLI across all ages including the adult (P = 0.01), 20-year-old (P = 0.005), 45-year-old (P = 0.01), and 60-year-old (P = 0.08). There were no significant differences between medical and radiation oncologists or between European/Australian and American providers. Conclusions. Almost two-thirds of experts surveyed supported WLI for adults with metastatic ES up to age 45 and half supported WLI for a 60-year-old. Continued collaboration across adult and pediatric oncology is needed to define evidence-based strategies across the age spectrum.

Identifiers

PMID26199562
PMCPMC4496475
OpenAlexW1535914922

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.