Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30607116›Full record

ReviewCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2018

Adjuvant treatment in older patients with rectal cancer: a population-based review.

S L Liu, P O'Brien, Y Zhao, W M Hopman, N Lamond, R Ramjeesingh

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Review in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Baseline anaemia increases locally advanced rectal cancer mortality in older patients undergoing preoperative chemoradiation.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 4 institutions in 1 country.

S L LiuDivision of Medical Oncology, qeii Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
P O'BrienDivision of Medical Oncology, qeii Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Y ZhaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, qeii Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
W M HopmanKingston General Hospital Research Institute and Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
N LamondDivision of Medical Oncology, qeii Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
R RamjeesinghDivision of Medical Oncology, qeii Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Nova Scotia Cancer Centre · CADalhousie University · CAHealth Sciences Centre · CAKingston General Hospital · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Little is known about the benefits of adjuvant chemotherapy (adj) in the older population with locally advanced rectal cancer (larc). We evaluated use of adj, survival outcomes, and adj-related toxicity in older patients with larc. Methods: Our retrospective review included 286 patients with larc (stages ii and iii) diagnosed between January 2010 and December 2013 in Nova Scotia who underwent curative-intent surgery. Baseline patient, tumour, and treatment characteristics were collected. The survival analysis used the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression statistics. Results: Of 286 identified patients, 152 were 65 years of age or older, and 92 were 70 years of age or older. Median follow-up was 46 months, and 163 patients (57%) received neoadjuvant chemoradiation. Although adj was given to 81% of patients ( Conclusions: Regardless of age, patients with larc seem to experience a survival benefit with adj. However, older patients are less likely to receive adj, and when they do, they experience more chemotherapy-related toxicities.

Indexed as

AgedAged, 80 and overChemotherapy, AdjuvantFemaleHumansMaleRectal Neoplasmsadjuvant chemotherapyolder adultsRectal cancer, locally advancedsurvivaltoxicity

Identifiers

PMID30607116
PMCPMC6291269
OpenAlexW2904018039

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