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ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2020

Real-world evidence on adjuvant chemotherapy in older adults with stage II/III colon cancer.

Atul Batra, Rodrigo Rigo, Dropen Sheka, Winson Y Cheung

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Review in World journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-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, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Atul BatraDepartment of Medicine, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
Rodrigo RigoDepartment of Medicine, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
Dropen ShekaDepartment of Medicine, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
Winson Y CheungDepartment of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N2, Canada. winson.cheung@ahs.ca.
University of Calgary · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colon cancer represents one of the most common cancers diagnosed in older adults worldwide. The standard of care in resected stage II and stage III colon cancer continues to evolve. While there is unequivocal evidence to suggest both disease free and overall survival benefits with the use of combination chemotherapy in patients with stage III colon cancer, data regarding its use in patients with stage II colon cancer are less clear. Further, although colon cancer is a disease that affects older adults, there is considerable debate on the value of adjuvant chemotherapy in the aging population. In particular, many older patients are undertreated when compared to their younger counterparts. In this review, we will describe the clinical trials that contributed to the current adjuvant chemotherapy approach in colon cancer, discuss representation of older adults in trials and the specific challenges associated with the management of this sub-population, and highlight the role of comprehensive geriatric assessments. We will also review how real-world evidence complements the data gaps from clinical trials of early stage colon cancer.

Indexed as

Adjuvant chemotherapyColon cancerOlder adultsReal-world evidence

Identifiers

PMID32699576
PMCPMC7340998
OpenAlexW3035496249

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