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ReviewOncotarget2018

Efficacy of azacitidine is independent of molecular and clinical characteristics - an analysis of 128 patients with myelodysplastic syndromes or acute myeloid leukemia and a review of the literature.

Andrea Kuendgen, Catharina Müller-Thomas, Michael Lauseker, Torsten Haferlach, Petra Urbaniak, Thomas Schroeder, Carolin Brings, Michael Wulfert, Manja Meggendorfer, Barbara Hildebrandt and 6 more

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Review in Oncotarget, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.0field-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

36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Real-World Validation of Molecular International Prognostic Scoring System for Myelodysplastic Syndromes.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2023
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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

16 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Andrea KuendgenDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Catharina Müller-ThomasDepartment of Medicine III, Hematology and Oncology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Michael LausekerInstitute for Medical Informatics and Biometry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany.
Torsten HaferlachMLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory, Munich, Germany.
Petra UrbaniakDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Thomas SchroederDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Carolin BringsDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Michael WulfertDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Manja MeggendorferMLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory, Munich, Germany.
Barbara HildebrandtInstitute for Human Genetics, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Beate BetzInstitute for Human Genetics, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Brigitte Royer-PokoraInstitute for Human Genetics, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Norbert GattermannDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Rainer HaasDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Ulrich GermingDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Katharina S GötzeDepartment of Medicine III, Hematology and Oncology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEMunich Leukemia Laboratory (Germany) · DETechnical University of Munich · DELudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Azacitidine is the first drug to demonstrate a survival benefit for patients with MDS. However, only half of patients respond and almost all patients eventually relapse. Limited and conflicting data are available on predictive factors influencing response. We analyzed 128 patients from two institutions with MDS or AML treated with azacitidine to identify prognostic indicators. Genetic mutations in

Indexed as

azacitidinehypomethylating agentsmyelodysplastic syndromesresponse predictiontargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID29963245
PMCPMC6021252
OpenAlexW2808639278

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