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ReviewCancers2020

Radiation-Induced Lung Fibrosis: Preclinical Animal Models and Therapeutic Strategies.

Hee Jin, Youngjo Yoo, Younghwa Kim, Yeijin Kim, Jaeho Cho, Yun-Sil Lee

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In one paragraph

Review in Cancers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
68citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

68 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  6. Immunological mechanisms and therapeutic approaches in pulmonary fibrosis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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  13. RadiotherapyTranslational lung cancer research · 2025
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  16. Investigating the therapeutic role of anlotinib in radiation-induced lung injury.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025
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8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hee JinGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
Youngjo YooGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
Younghwa KimGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
Yeijin KimGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
Jaeho ChoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Yun-Sil LeeGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7538-8850
Ewha Womans University · KRYonsei University Health System · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea 2018R1A5A2025286National Research Foundation of Korea 2020R1A2C3013255
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiation-induced lung injury (RILI), including acute radiation pneumonitis and chronic radiation-induced lung fibrosis, is the most common side effect of radiation therapy. RILI is a complicated process that causes the accumulation, proliferation, and differentiation of fibroblasts and, finally, results in excessive extracellular matrix deposition. Currently, there are no approved treatment options for patients with radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis (RIPF) partly due to the absence of effective targets. Current research advances include the development of small animal models reflecting modern radiotherapy, an understanding of the molecular basis of RIPF, and the identification of candidate drugs for prevention and treatment. Insights provided by this research have resulted in increased interest in disease progression and prognosis, the development of novel anti-fibrotic agents, and a more targeted approach to the treatment of RIPF.

Indexed as

animal modelsantifibroticlung fibrosisradiationtherapeutic targets

Identifiers

PMID32545674
PMCPMC7352529
OpenAlexW3034587758

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Registered trials

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