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ArticleJournal of Cancer2017

Vicious circle of acute radiation toxicities and weight loss predicts poor prognosis for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients receiving intensity modulated radiotherapy.

Guo Li, Xiong-Ying Jiang, Bo Qiu, Lu-Jun Shen, Chen Chen, Yun-Fei Xia

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Article in Journal of Cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

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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

26 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Risk factors for malnutrition in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  14. Impact of weight loss on treatment interruption and unplanned hospital admission in head and neck cancer patients undergoing curative (chemo)-radiotherapy in Hong Kong.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  19. Multidimensional fatigue in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy: incidence, severity, and risk factors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Guo LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510095, P. R. China;; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China;; Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China.
Xiong-Ying JiangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China;; Department of Interventional Radiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P. R. China.
Bo QiuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China;; Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China.
Lu-Jun ShenState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China;; Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China.
Chen ChenState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China;; Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China.
Yun-Fei XiaState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China;; Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China.
Key Laboratory of Guangdong Province · CNState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South ChinaSun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Acute radiation toxicitiesIntensity modulated radiotherapyNasopharyngeal carcinomaPrognosisWeight loss

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PMID28382146
PMCPMC5381172
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