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SynthesisCancer science2020

Carbon ion radiation therapy for sinonasal malignancies: Promising results from 2282 cases from the real world.

Wenna Zhang, Weixu Hu, Jiyi Hu, Jing Gao, Jing Yang, Lin Kong, Jiade J Lu

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Synthesis in Cancer science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenna ZhangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center, Shanghai, China.
Weixu HuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center, Shanghai, China.
Jiyi HuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center, Shanghai, China.
Jing GaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center, Shanghai, China.
Jing YangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center, Shanghai, China.
Lin KongShanghai Engineering Research Center of Proton and Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy, Shanghai, China.
Jiade J LuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6637-1814
Center for High Pressure Science & Technology Advanced Research · CNFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center · CN

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2018YFC0115700Program of Shanghai Academic/Technology Research Leader 18XD1423000Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 19411951000
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of carbon ion radiation therapy (CIRT), proton radiation therapy (PRT), and photon-based intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in the treatment of sinonasal malignancies. We identified studies through systematic review and divided them into three cohorts (CIRT group/PRT group/IMRT group). Primary outcomes of interest were overall survival (OS) and local control (LC). We pooled the outcomes with meta-analysis and compared the survival difference among groups using Chi

Indexed as

Heavy Ion RadiotherapyProton TherapyChi-Square DistributionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNose NeoplasmsParanasal Sinus NeoplasmsProgression-Free SurvivalRadiotherapy, Intensity-Modulatedcarbon ion radiation therapyintensity-modulated radiation therapymeta-analysisproton radiation therapysinonasal malignancysurvival

Identifiers

PMID32936975
PMCPMC7734163
OpenAlexW3087076946

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