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ReviewTherapeutic advances in medical oncology2018

Therapy of breast cancer brain metastases: challenges, emerging treatments and perspectives.

Nuria Kotecki, Florence Lefranc, Daniel Devriendt, Ahmad Awada

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Review in Therapeutic advances in medical oncology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nuria KoteckiMedical Oncology Clinic, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Florence LefrancDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hopital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Daniel DevriendtDepartment of Radiotherapy, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Ahmad AwadaMedical Oncology Clinic, Institut Jules Bordet, 1 rue Heger Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Institut Jules Bordet · BEErasmus Hospital · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain metastases are the most common central nervous system tumors in adults, and incidence of brain metastases is increasing due to both improved diagnostic techniques (e.g. magnetic resonance imaging) and increased cancer patient survival through advanced systemic treatments. Outcomes of patients remain disappointing and treatment options are limited, usually involving multimodality approaches. Brain metastases represent an unmet medical need in solid tumor care, especially in breast cancer, where brain metastases are frequent and result in impaired quality of life and death. Challenges in the management of brain metastases have been highlighted in this review. Innovative research and treatment strategies, including prevention approaches and emerging systemic treatment options for brain metastases of breast cancer, are further discussed.

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brain metastasesbreast cancerchallengesinnovationtherapy

Identifiers

PMID29977353
PMCPMC6024336
OpenAlexW2809460515

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