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ReviewExpert review of anticancer therapy2020

Palliative care for advanced gastric cancer.

Kazuto Harada, Meina Zhao, Namita Shanbhag, Hideo Baba, Jaffer A Ajani

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In one paragraph

Review in Expert review of anticancer therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Time toxicity associated with treatment of metastatic or unresectable gastro-oesophageal cancers in the second-line setting.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  7. Gastro-Intestinal Symptoms in Palliative Care Patients.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024
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  14. Development and internal validation of laboratory prognostic score to predict 14-day mortality in terminally ill patients with gastrointestinal malignancy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kazuto HaradaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, TX, USA.
Meina ZhaoDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, TX, USA.
Namita ShanbhagDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, TX, USA.
Hideo BabaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kumamoto University , Kumamoto, Japan.
Jaffer A AjaniDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, TX, USA.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USKumamoto University · JP

Funding

Prediction of Pathologic Complete Response by Gene Expression Profiling in EsophaR01CA138671 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI AJANI, JAFFER A. · 2010 to 2014
$1.5M
Inhibition of Hedgehog Signaling in Gli-1+Adeno CA of the Esoph or GE junctionR01CA172741 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI AJANI, JAFFER A. · 2013 to 2017
$1.4M
Molecular Biomarkers as Classifiers to Individualize Therapy of Esophagus CancerR21CA129906 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI AJANI, JAFFER A. · 2009 to 2010
$367k
Molecular Markers of Response to Chemoradiation in Localized Esophageal CancerR21CA127672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI AJANI, JAFFER A. · 2008 to 2009
$312k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA138671NCI NIH HHS R01 CA172741NCI NIH HHS R21 CA127672NCI NIH HHS R21 CA129906
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionProactive palliative care can effectively relieve symptoms early and effectively as well as improve the quality of life of patients with gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC). AREAS COVERED: The review summarizes palliative care for GAC. GAC caused specific symptoms, such as malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO), bleeding, weight loss, and/or ascites, therefore, these symptoms must be addressed specifically. EXPERT OPINION: Palliative care should start early to control general symptoms, thus may improve the patient's condition to make the patient eligible for anti-cancer treatment. As some stage IV GAC patients can now live longer, palliative interventions become more important. A multimodality interdisciplinary approach is strongly encouraged.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaAscitesGastric Outlet ObstructionGastrointestinal HemorrhageHumansNeoplasm StagingPalliative CareQuality of LifeStomach NeoplasmsWeight LossGastric adenocarcinomamalignant gastric outlet obstructionpalliative carepalliative gastrectomypalliative radiotherapy

Identifiers

PMID32543938
PMCPMC7415645
OpenAlexW3034351875

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