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ReviewAnnals of translational medicine2017

External beam techniques to boost cervical cancer when brachytherapy is not an option-theories and applications.

Omar Mahmoud, Sarah Kilic, Atif J Khan, Sushil Beriwal, William Small

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Review in Annals of translational medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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.

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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Omar MahmoudDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Sarah KilicDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
Atif J KhanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Sushil BeriwalDepartement of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
William SmallDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USLoyola University Chicago · USUPMC Hillman Cancer Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The management of locally advanced cervical cancer relies on brachytherapy (BT) as an integral part of the radiotherapy delivery armamentarium. Occasionally, intracavitary BT is neither possible nor available. In these circumstances, post-external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) interstitial brachytherapy and/or hysterectomy may represent viable options that must be adequately executed in a timely manner. However, if these options are not applicable due to patient related or facility related reasons, a formal contingency plan should be in place. Innovative EBRT techniques such as intensity modulated and stereotactic radiotherapy may be considered for patients unable to undergo brachytherapy. Relying on provocative arguments and recent data, this review explores the rationale for and limitations of non-brachytherapy substitutes in that setting aiming to establish a formal process for the optimal execution of this alternative plan.

Indexed as

brachytherapy alternativeCervical cancerintensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)robotic radiosurgerystereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)

Identifiers

PMID28603722
PMCPMC5451624
OpenAlexW2608166935

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