Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32968364›Full record

ReviewClinics in colon and rectal surgery2020

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy without Radiation in Colorectal Cancer.

Jyotsna Bhudia, Rob Glynne-Jones, Thomas Smith, Marcia Hall

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Review in Clinics in colon and rectal surgery, 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
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Predictive value of gemstone spectral imaging for chemotherapy response in colorectal cancer liver metastases: A retrospective study.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2024
    Article
  4. Observational
  5. Efficacy and safety of preoperative chemoradiotherapy with S-1 for advanced rectal cancer: a phase II study.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2023
    Article
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.

Jyotsna BhudiaDepartment of Radiotherapy, Mount Vernon Centre for Cancer Treatment, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, United Kingdom.
Rob Glynne-JonesDepartment of Radiotherapy, Mount Vernon Centre for Cancer Treatment, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, United Kingdom.
Thomas SmithDepartment of Radiotherapy, Mount Vernon Centre for Cancer Treatment, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, United Kingdom.
Marcia HallDepartment of Medical Oncology, Mount Vernon Centre for Cancer Treatment, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, United Kingdom.
Mount Vernon Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In colon cancer, primary surgery followed by postoperative chemotherapy represents the standard of care. In rectal cancer, the standard of care is preoperative radiotherapy or chemoradiation, which significantly reduces local recurrence but has no impact on subsequent metastatic disease or overall survival. The administration of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) before surgery can increase the chance of a curative resection and improves long-term outcomes in patients with liver metastases. Hence, NACT is being explored in both primary rectal and colon cancers as an alternative strategy to shrink the tumor, facilitate a curative resection, and simultaneously counter the risk of metastases. Yet, this lack of clarity regarding the precise aims of NACT (downstaging, maximizing response, or improving survival) is hindering progress. The appropriate cytotoxic agents, the optimal regimen, the number of cycles, or duration of NACT prior to surgery or in the postoperative setting remains undefined. Several potential strategies for integrating NACT are discussed with their advantages and disadvantages.

Indexed as

colon cancercolorectal cancercytotoxic chemotherapyneoadjuvantpreoperativerectal cancer

Identifiers

PMID32968364
PMCPMC7500967
OpenAlexW3044579612

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