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ReviewCancer management and research2016

Multidisciplinary management for esophageal and gastric cancer.

Megan M Boniface, Sachin B Wani, Tracey E Schefter, Phillip J Koo, Cheryl Meguid, Stephen Leong, Jeffrey B Kaplan, Lisa J Wingrove, Martin D McCarter

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Review in Cancer management and research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Megan M BonifaceSection of Surgical Oncology, Division of GI, Tumor and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA.
Sachin B WaniDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Therapeutic and Interventional Endoscopy, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA.
Tracey E SchefterDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA.
Phillip J KooDivision of Radiology-Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA.
Cheryl MeguidSection of Surgical Oncology, Division of GI, Tumor and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA.
Stephen LeongDivision of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA.
Jeffrey B KaplanDepartment of Pathology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA.
Lisa J WingroveDepartment of Food and Nutrition Services, University of Colorado Hospital Cancer Center, Aurora, CO, USA.
Martin D McCarterSection of Surgical Oncology, Division of GI, Tumor and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA.
University of Colorado Denver · USActive Medicine (United Kingdom) · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The management of esophageal and gastric cancer is complex and involves multiple specialists in an effort to optimize patient outcomes. Utilizing a multidisciplinary team approach starting from the initial staging evaluation ensures that all members are in agreement with the plan of care. Treatment selection for esophageal and gastric cancer often involves a combination of chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and palliative interventions (endoscopic and surgical), and direct communication between specialists in these fields is needed to ensure appropriate clinical decision making. At the University of Colorado, the Esophageal and Gastric Multidisciplinary Clinic was created to bring together all experts involved in treating these diseases at a weekly conference in order to provide patients with coordinated, individualized, and patient-centered care. This review details the essential elements and benefits of building a multidisciplinary program focused on treating esophageal and gastric cancer patients.

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patient centeredtumor boardupper gastrointestinal malignancies

Identifiers

PMID27217796
PMCPMC4853141
OpenAlexW2343630033

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