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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Heterogeneous Response to Immunotherapy in a Patient with Tonsillar Squamous Cell Carcinoma Assessed by

Artor Niccoli Asabella, Anna Giulia Nappi, Orsola Trani, Angela Sardaro, Giuseppe Rubini

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [BMC medical imaging · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Artor Niccoli AsabellaNuclear Medicine Unit, AOU Policlinic "A. Perrino", 72100 Brindisi, Italy.
Anna Giulia NappiSection of Nuclear Medicine, DIM, University "Aldo Moro", 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9046-6378
Orsola TraniNuclear Medicine Unit, AOU Policlinic "A. Perrino", 72100 Brindisi, Italy.
Angela SardaroSection of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, DIM, University "Aldo Moro", 70124 Bari, Italy.
Giuseppe RubiniSection of Nuclear Medicine, DIM, University "Aldo Moro", 70124 Bari, Italy.
University of Bari Aldo Moro · ITOspedale A. Perrino · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tonsillar carcinoma is the second most common malignancy of the head and neck region, with Squamous Cell Carcinoma (TSCC) as the most common histological type (>90%). For the advanced stage of TSCC, radiotherapy with or without platinum-based chemotherapy is the only therapeutic option. Immuno-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), in particular Nivolumab, considerably improves clinical management of these patients, but the response can be unpredictable. Difficulties can be encountered in evaluating response to immunotherapy, especially with morphological imaging, which can show an atypical response, such as pseudo-progression, leading to a premature discontinuation. Conversely, metabolic imaging can guide a more properly therapeutic decision. We present a case of a 71-year-old man affected by TSCC, treated with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and Nivolumab as the last line of treatment. Pre- and post-immunotherapy

Indexed as

18F-FDG PET/CTimmunotherapymultimodality imagingtonsillar squamous cell carcinoma

Identifiers

PMID33669822
PMCPMC7922132
OpenAlexW3130301000

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