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ReviewEuropean 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 Surgery2017

Platinum-induced ototoxicity: a review of prevailing ototoxicity criteria.

Sofia Waissbluth, Emilia Peleva, Sam J Daniel

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Review in 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. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
7.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. N-acetylcysteine for the Prevention of Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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  6. Platinum accumulation in chemotherapy: toxicity mechanisms, challenges, and mitigation strategies.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2026
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  8. Mechanism of action of alkaloids inOncology letters · 2026
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  12. What's New in Ototoxicity Management?Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groups · 2024
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  14. Prevalence and risk factors for ototoxicity after cisplatin-based chemotherapy.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023
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  19. Hearing loss: The final frontier of pharmacology.Pharmacology research & perspectives · 2022
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  20. Early Physiological and Cellular Indicators of Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2021
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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 at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Sofia WaissbluthDepartment of Otolaryngology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 367, Santiago, Chile. sofia.waissbluth@gmail.com.
Emilia PelevaKing's College London, London, UK.
Sam J DanielDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
King's College London · GBMcGill University · CAPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · CL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The antineoplastic agent's cisplatin and carboplatin are widely used as they are highly effective. Unfortunately, ototoxicity is a frequently encountered side effect of platinum-based chemotherapy. Clinically, patients generally develop a progressive, bilateral, and irreversible sensorineural hearing loss. With rising cancer survival rates, a greater proportion of patients are living with the side effects of their chemotherapy treatments. Consequently, the quality of life of cancer survivors has now become a major concern for clinicians. Various classification systems are currently available to grade side effects and provide a guideline for subsequent treatments. An extensive review of the literature revealed that a variety of criteria are used worldwide for grading platinum-induced hearing loss in children and adults, including the National Cancer Institute criteria, Brock's grading system, the American Speech-Hearing-Language Association criteria, the World Health Organization criteria, the Pediatric Oncology Group criteria, and the Muenster classification. Less commonly used criteria include the Chang classification, the Functional Hearing Loss scale, the HIT system (German Hirntumor study grading system), and most recently, the International Society of Pediatric Oncology Boston ototoxicity grading scale. The objective of this review is to evaluate the commonly used ototoxicity criteria and discuss their benefits and limitations.

Indexed as

Hearing Loss, SensorineuralQuality of LifeAdultAntineoplastic AgentsCarboplatinChildCisplatinHumansInternational Classification of Functioning, Disability and HealthNeoplasmsPharmacovigilanceSurvivorsAntineoplastic AgentsCarboplatinCisplatinCisplatinCriteriaGradeHearing lossOtotoxicityPlatinum

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PMID27245751
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