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SynthesisStrahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]2020

Risk stratification of pulmonary toxicities in the combination of whole lung irradiation and high-dose chemotherapy for Ewing sarcoma patients with lung metastases: a review.

Sergiu Scobioala, Hans Theodor Eich

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Synthesis in Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al], 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sergiu ScobioalaDepartment of Radiotherapy and Radiooncology, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Gebäude A1, 48149, Muenster, Germany. sscobioala@yahoo.com.
Hans Theodor EichDepartment of Radiotherapy and Radiooncology, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Gebäude A1, 48149, Muenster, Germany.
University Hospital Münster · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhole lung irradiation (WLI) represents an important part of multimodal therapy in Ewing sarcoma (EwS) patients diagnosed with pulmonary metastases. This review discusses pulmonary toxicity in EwS patients with pulmonary metastases treated with WLI, who received different modes of high-dose chemotheray (HD-Cth).

methodsLiterature was compiled using the Cochrane Library, PubMed database, and the National Institute of Health (NIH) clinical trials register. Relevant patient information, including nature of HD-Cth, acute and late lung toxicities, and pulmonary function disorders, was selected from the above databases.

resultsNine reports with a total of 227 patients, including 57 patients from a single randomized trial were included in this review. No acute or chronic symptomatic pulmonary toxicities were observed in patients that received WLI after HD busulfan-melphalan (HD-Bu/Mel), but 8% of these patients were diagnosed with asymptomatic restrictive lung disease. Grade 1 or 2 acute or chronic lung adverse effects were observed in up to 30% of patients that received WLI after HD treosulfan/Mel (HD-Treo/Mel) or HD etoposide (E)/Mel. Interstitial pneumonitis was present in 9% of patients treated concurrently with E/Mel and total body irradiation (TBI) with 8 Gy. Radiation doses as well as time between HD-Cth and WLI were both identified as significant risk factors for pulmonary function disorders.

conclusionThe risk of adverse lung effects after WLI depends on several factors, including cumulative radiation dose and dose per fraction, HD-Cth regimen, and time interval between HD-Cth and WLI. A cumulative radiation dose of up to 15 Gy and a time interval of at least 60 days can potentially lead to a reduced risk of pulmonary toxicities. No evident adverse lung effects were registered in patients that received simultaneous therapy with HD-Cth and TBI. However, pulmonary function testing and lung toxicity reports were lacking for most of these patients.

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AdolescentAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBusulfanChildCombined Modality TherapyDose Fractionation, RadiationDose-Response Relationship, RadiationDrug Administration ScheduleEtoposideFemaleHumansLungLung Diseases, InterstitialLung NeoplasmsMaleMelphalanBusulfanEtoposideMelphalantreosulfanChemotherapyEwing sarcomaLung metastasesLung side effectsRadiotherapy

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PMID32166453
PMCPMC7248038
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