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ReviewCurrent treatment options in oncology2020

Cancer-Related Fatigue: Causes and Current Treatment Options.

Melissa S Y Thong, Cornelis J F van Noorden, Karen Steindorf, Volker Arndt

Erratum issued 2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · hybridAbstract readReview
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Review in Current treatment options in oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 229 papers, 18 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
229citing papers in PubMed, 18 pooled it
17.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT04525924 naunknown statusnot on this map

Feasibility Study of Adjunctive Bright Light Therapy (BLT) for Amelioration of Fatigue in Chinese Cancer Patients Admitted to a Palliative Care Unit

TypeinterventionalSponsorHospital Authority, Hong KongRan2020 to 2020Enrolled42ConditionsFatigue, CancerArmsbright light therapy
NCT05067777 phase2terminatednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Massage for Prostate Cancer-Related Fatigue (mPROSTATE)

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of UtahRan2022 to 2025Enrolled28ConditionsProstate CarcinomaArmsSwedish Massage Therapy (SMT), Light Touch (LT) Control, Waitlist Control (WLC)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

229 citing papers in PubMed, 18 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 421 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy of different non-pharmacological therapies on cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients: a network meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  2. Diagnostic predictive models for cancer-related fatigue: current evidence and future directions.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  6. Influence of melatonin supplementation on cancer-related fatigue: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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  8. The association between the gut microbiome and fatigue in individuals living with cancer: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  15. Physical rehabilitation for the management of cancer-related fatigue during cytotoxic treatment: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  18. Cancer-related fatigue in patients treated with mistletoe extracts: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  20. The effect of ginseng extract on fatigue in cancer survivors: a randomized double-blind clinical trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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169 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Melissa S Y ThongUnit of Cancer Survivorship, Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), P.O. Box 101949, 69009, Heidelberg, Germany. m.thong@dkfz.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6987-705X
Cornelis J F van NoordenDepartment of Medical Biology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6191-0505
Karen SteindorfDivision of Physical Activity, Prevention and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5215-5651
Volker ArndtUnit of Cancer Survivorship, Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), P.O. Box 101949, 69009, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9320-8684
German Cancer Research Center · DENational Institute of Biology · SI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

opinion statementCancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a problem for a significant proportion of cancer survivors during and after active cancer treatment. However, CRF is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Interventions are available for CRF although there is no gold standard. Based on current level of evidence, exercise seems to be most effective in preventing or ameliorating CRF during the active- and posttreatment phases.

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Age FactorsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCancer SurvivorsClinical Decision-MakingCombined Modality TherapyComorbidityDisease ManagementDisease SusceptibilityFatigueHumansNeoplasmsPrevalenceRadiotherapyRisk FactorsSurvivorshipTreatment OutcomeCancer-related fatigueComplementary and alternative medicineCytokinesPharmacologicPhysical activity

Identifiers

PMID32025928
PMCPMC8660748
OpenAlexW3004472565

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Registered trials

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