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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021

Relapsed Rhabdomyosarcoma.

Christine M Heske, Leo Mascarenhas

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. CAR-T cell immunotherapy in rhabdomyosarcoma.Journal of translational medicine · 2026
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  16. Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Maxilla.Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology · 2024
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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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christine M HeskePediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0956-6249
Leo MascarenhasCancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7790-0777
National Institutes of Health · USUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

Development of biologic based therapies for rhabdomyosarcomaZIABC011745 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI HESKE, CHRISTINE · 2017 to 2023
$1.1M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Relapsed rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) represents a significant therapeutic challenge. Nearly one-third of patients diagnosed with localized RMS and over two-thirds of patients with metastatic RMS will experience disease recurrence following primary treatment, generally within three years. Clinical features at diagnosis, including primary site, tumor invasiveness, size, stage, and histology impact likelihood of relapse and prognosis post-relapse. Aspects of initial treatment, including extent of surgical resection, use of radiotherapy, and chemotherapy regimen, are also associated with post-relapse outcomes, as are features of the relapse itself, including time to relapse and extent of disease involvement. Although there is no standard treatment for patients with relapsed RMS, several general principles, including tissue biopsy confirmation of diagnosis, assessment of post-relapse prognosis, determination of the feasibility of additional local control measures, and discussion of patient goals, should all be part of the approach to care. Patients with features suggestive of a favorable prognosis, which include those with botryoid RMS or stage 1 or group I embryonal RMS (ERMS) who have had no prior treatment with cyclophosphamide, have the highest chance of achieving long-term cure when treated with a multiagent chemotherapy regimen at relapse. Unfortunately, patients who do not meet these criteria represent the majority and have poor outcomes when treated with such regimens. For this group, strong consideration should be given for enrollment on a clinical trial.

Indexed as

chemotherapyclinical trialsprognosisrelapserhabdomyosarcomarisk-factors

Identifiers

PMID33671214
PMCPMC7922213
OpenAlexW4239499995

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