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ReviewJournal of blood medicine2016

Update and new approaches in the treatment of Castleman disease.

Kah-Lok Chan, Stephen Lade, H Miles Prince, Simon J Harrison

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Review in Journal of blood medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
53citing papers in PubMed
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 118 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Hyaline Vascular Variant of Castleman Disease of the Tonsil in an Adolescent: A case Report.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024
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  17. Castleman Disease: A Multicenter Case Series from TurkeyTurkish journal of haematology : official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kah-Lok ChanDepartment of Haematology.
Stephen LadeDepartment of Anatomical Pathology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
H Miles PrinceDepartment of Haematology; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Simon J HarrisonDepartment of Haematology; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre · AUUniversity of Melbourne · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

First described 60 years ago, Castleman disease comprises a rare and heterogeneous cluster of disorders, characterized by lymphadenopathy with unique histological features and associated with cytokine-driven constitutional symptoms and biochemical disturbances. Although unicentric Castleman disease is curable with complete surgical excision, its multicentric counterpart is a considerable therapeutic challenge. The recent development of biological agents, particularly monoclonal antibodies to interleukin-6 and its receptor, allow for more targeted disease-specific intervention that promises improved response rates and more durable disease control; however, further work is required to fill knowledge gaps in terms of underlying pathophysiology and to facilitate alternative treatment options for refractory cases.

Indexed as

angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasiabiologicsCastleman diseaserituximabsiltuximabtocilizumab

Identifiers

PMID27536166
PMCPMC4976903
OpenAlexW2481588233

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