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GuidelineInternational journal of clinical oncology2018

Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology guidelines 2015 for the treatment of vulvar cancer and vaginal cancer.

Toshiaki Saito, Tsutomu Tabata, Hitoshi Ikushima, Hiroyuki Yanai, Hironori Tashiro, Hitoshi Niikura, Takeo Minaguchi, Toshinari Muramatsu, Tsukasa Baba, Wataru Yamagami and 8 more

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Guideline in International journal of clinical oncology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.4field-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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The role of brachytherapy (interventional radiotherapy) for primary and/or recurrent vulvar cancer: a Gemelli Vul.Can multidisciplinary team systematic review.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2021
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  3. Cancer of the vulva: 2025 update: FIGO Cancer Report 2025.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025
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  10. Innovations in the Management of Vaginal Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022
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  13. Cancer of the vulva: 2021 update.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2021
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  16. Predictive biomarkers and tumor microenvironment in female genital melanomas: a multi-institutional study of 55 cases.Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc · 2020
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  18. Success ofOncoTargets and therapy · 2020
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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

18 authors at 14 institutions in 1 country.

Toshiaki SaitoGynecology Service, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
Tsutomu TabataDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Mie, Japan.
Hitoshi IkushimaDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
Hiroyuki YanaiDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
Hironori TashiroDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Hitoshi NiikuraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Takeo MinaguchiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Toshinari MuramatsuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Tsukasa BabaDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Wataru YamagamiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuya AriyoshiGynecology Service, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kimio UshijimaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Mikio MikamiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Satoru NagaseDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan.
Masanori KaneuchiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan.
Nobuo YaegashiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Yasuhiro UdagawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
Hidetaka KatabuchiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. buchi@kumamoto-u.ac.jp.
Kumamoto University · JPNational Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center · JPTohoku University · JPTokai University · JPFujita Health University · JPKeio University · JPKurume University · JPKyoto University · JPMie University · JPNagasaki University · JPOkayama University Hospital · JPTokushima University · JPUniversity of Tsukuba · JPYamagata University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVulvar cancer and vaginal cancer are relatively rare tumors, and there had been no established treatment principles or guidelines to treat these rare tumors in Japan. The first version of the Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology (JSGO) guidelines for the treatment of vulvar cancer and vaginal cancer was published in 2015 in Japanese.

objectiveThe JSGO committee decided to publish the English version of the JSGO guidelines worldwide, and hope it will be a useful guide to physicians in a similar situation as in Japan.

methodsThe guideline was created according to the basic principles in creating the guidelines of JSGO.

resultsThe guidelines consist of five chapters and five algorithms. Prior to the first chapter, basic items are described including staging classification and history, classification of histology, and definition of the methods of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy to give the reader a better understanding of the contents of the guidelines for these rare tumors. The first chapter gives an overview of the guidelines, including the basic policy of the guidelines. The second chapter discusses vulvar cancer, the third chapter discusses vaginal cancer, and the fourth chapter discusses vulvar Paget's disease and malignant melanoma. Each chapter includes clinical questions, recommendations, backgrounds, objectives, explanations, and references. The fifth chapter provides supplemental data for the drugs that are mentioned in the explanation of clinical questions.

conclusionOverall, the objective of these guidelines is to clearly delineate the standard of care for vulvar and vaginal cancer with the goal of ensuring a high standard of care for all women diagnosed with these rare diseases.

Indexed as

FemaleHumansJapanMiddle AgedPaget Disease, ExtramammaryVaginal NeoplasmsVulvar NeoplasmsClinical practice guidelinesMalignant melanoma of the vulva and vaginaTreatmentVaginal cancerVulvar cancerVulvar Paget’s disease

Identifiers

PMID29159773
PMCPMC5882649
OpenAlexW2769919413

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