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ReviewWorld journal of clinical oncology2016

Symptom management during and after treatment with concurrent chemoradiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer: A review of the literature and areas for future research.

Heidi Mason, Mary Beth DeRubeis, Nancy Burke, Melissa Shannon, Danielle Karsies, Gregory Wolf, Avi Eisbruch, Francis Worden

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Review in World journal of clinical oncology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

20 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Role of sarcopenia on survival and treatment-related toxicity in head and neck cancer: a narrative review of current evidence and future perspectives.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023
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  13. Modeling symptom drivers of oral intake in long-term head and neck cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019
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  15. Relationship between CD44American journal of cancer research · 2018
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  16. The experiences of mine workers with cancer.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2018
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  17. Predictors of health-related quality of life in patients treated with neck dissection for head and neck cancer.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2017
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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

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Heidi MasonHeidi Mason, Mary Beth DeRubeis, Nancy Burke, Melissa Shannon, Danielle Karsies, Gregory Wolf, Avi Eisbruch, Francis Worden, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482, United States.
Mary Beth DeRubeisHeidi Mason, Mary Beth DeRubeis, Nancy Burke, Melissa Shannon, Danielle Karsies, Gregory Wolf, Avi Eisbruch, Francis Worden, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482, United States.
Nancy BurkeHeidi Mason, Mary Beth DeRubeis, Nancy Burke, Melissa Shannon, Danielle Karsies, Gregory Wolf, Avi Eisbruch, Francis Worden, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482, United States.
Melissa ShannonHeidi Mason, Mary Beth DeRubeis, Nancy Burke, Melissa Shannon, Danielle Karsies, Gregory Wolf, Avi Eisbruch, Francis Worden, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482, United States.
Danielle KarsiesHeidi Mason, Mary Beth DeRubeis, Nancy Burke, Melissa Shannon, Danielle Karsies, Gregory Wolf, Avi Eisbruch, Francis Worden, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482, United States.
Gregory WolfHeidi Mason, Mary Beth DeRubeis, Nancy Burke, Melissa Shannon, Danielle Karsies, Gregory Wolf, Avi Eisbruch, Francis Worden, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482, United States.
Avi EisbruchHeidi Mason, Mary Beth DeRubeis, Nancy Burke, Melissa Shannon, Danielle Karsies, Gregory Wolf, Avi Eisbruch, Francis Worden, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482, United States.
Francis WordenHeidi Mason, Mary Beth DeRubeis, Nancy Burke, Melissa Shannon, Danielle Karsies, Gregory Wolf, Avi Eisbruch, Francis Worden, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482, United States.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with locally advanced oropharyngeal cancer are at risk for poor outcomes due to the multi-modal nature of treatment and the potential for treatment-related toxicity. Although treatment with concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy has drastically reduced the need for a debilitating and disfiguring surgery, treatment related toxicities are often difficult to control. Acute toxicities include mucositis, skin desquamation, depression, cachexia, fatigue and nausea and vomiting. Failure to control these symptoms can adversely affect the patient's ability to complete their treatment regimen. Although there are many promising new treatments in the area of symptom management for this patient population, a review of the literature reflects the need for more research.

Indexed as

CachexiaChemoradiotherapyDepressionDesquamationFatigueHead and neck cancerMucositisNauseaVomiting

Identifiers

PMID27081644
PMCPMC4826967
OpenAlexW2326850481

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