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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2016

Photodynamic Therapy in Non-Gastrointestinal Thoracic Malignancies.

Biniam Kidane, Dhruvin Hirpara, Kazuhiro Yasufuku

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Biniam KidaneDivision of Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada. b.kidane@mail.utoronto.ca.
Dhruvin HirparaFaculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada. dhruvinh@gmail.com.
Kazuhiro YasufukuDivision of Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada. kazuhiro.yasufuku@uhn.ca.
University of Toronto · CAToronto General Hospital · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photodynamic therapy has a role in the management of early and late thoracic malignancies. It can be used to facilitate minimally-invasive treatment of early endobronchial tumours and also to palliate obstructive and bleeding effects of advanced endobronchial tumours. Photodynamic therapy has been used as a means of downsizing tumours to allow for resection, as well as reducing the extent of resection necessary. It has also been used successfully for minimally-invasive management of local recurrences, which is especially valuable for patients who are not eligible for radiation therapy. Photodynamic therapy has also shown promising results in mesothelioma and pleural-based metastatic disease. As new generation photosensitizers are being developed and tested and methodological issues continue to be addressed, the role of photodynamic therapy in thoracic malignancies continues to evolve.

Indexed as

AgedAirway ObstructionBronchoscopyCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungClinical Trials as TopicCombined Modality TherapyHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMesotheliomaPhotochemotherapyPhotosensitizing AgentsPleural NeoplasmsThoracic NeoplasmsTreatment OutcomePhotosensitizing Agentsairway obstructionbronchial obstructionmesotheliomanon-small cell lung cancerphotodynamic therapypleural metastasisthoracic malignancy

Identifiers

PMID26805818
PMCPMC4730374
OpenAlexW2253870244

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