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ReviewCells2021

Future Directions in the Treatment of Osteosarcoma.

Alannah Smrke, Peter M Anderson, Ashish Gulia, Spyridon Gennatas, Paul H Huang, Robin L Jones

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Review in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 134 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

134 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alannah SmrkeSarcoma Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, 203 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UK.
Peter M AndersonPediatric Hematology Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic R3 Main Campus, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0011-0969
Ashish GuliaOrthopedic Oncology Services, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, HBNI, Mumbai 400012, India.
Spyridon GennatasSarcoma Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, 203 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5635-7696
Paul H HuangThe Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JB, UK.
Robin L JonesSarcoma Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, 203 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4173-3844

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone sarcoma and is often diagnosed in the 2nd-3rd decades of life. Response to the aggressive and highly toxic neoadjuvant methotrexate-doxorubicin-cisplatin (MAP) chemotherapy schedule is strongly predictive of outcome. Outcomes for patients with osteosarcoma have not significantly changed for over thirty years. There is a need for more effective treatment for patients with high risk features but also reduced treatment-related toxicity for all patients. Predictive biomarkers are needed to help inform clinicians to de-escalate or add therapy, including immune therapies, and to contribute to future clinical trial designs. Here, we review a variety of approaches to improve outcomes and quality of life for patients with osteosarcoma with a focus on incorporating toxicity reduction, immune therapy and molecular analysis to provide the most effective and least toxic osteosarcoma therapy.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBone NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantCisplatinDoxorubicinFemaleHumansImmunotherapyMaleMedical OncologyMethotrexateNeoadjuvant TherapyOsteosarcomaPrecision MedicinePrognosisCisplatinDoxorubicinMethotrexateadolescent and young adultchemotherapygenomic heterogeneityimmunotherapyMAPosteosarcomapatient outcomes

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PMID33467756
PMCPMC7829872

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