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Trial reportEye (London, England)2022

Vismodegib improves quality of life in patients with periocular locally advanced basal cell carcinoma: subgroup analysis, STEVIE trial.

Assaf Gershoni, Alon Tiosano, Meydan Ben Ishai, Edward Barayev, Guy J Ben Simon, Iftach Yassur

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Trial report in Eye (London, England), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 30% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Assaf Gershoni *Ophthalmology Division, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Alon Tiosano *Ophthalmology Division, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Meydan Ben IshaiOphthalmology Division, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Edward BarayevOphthalmology Division, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Guy J Ben SimonSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3967-2694
Iftach YassurOphthalmology Division, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel. yassurdoc@gmail.com.
Tel Aviv University · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo evaluate the effect of locally advanced periocular basal cell carcinoma (POLA-BCC) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the benefit of vismodegib treatment among participants in the Safety Events in Vismodegib (STEVIE) trial between 2011 and 2017.

methodsThe STEVIE trial was conducted in patients with BCC (all anatomic locations) who were treated with vismodegib in 28-day cycles. Patients completed the Skindex-16, a validated questionnaire for the analysis symptoms, emotions, and functioning, at baseline, on day 1 of cycle 2, on day 1 of cycle 7, and at the end-of-study visit. For the present study, data mining techniques were used to construct an ophthalmic database of the STEVIE study. Skindex-16 scores were compared among patients with POLA-BCC between baseline and follow-up and between patients with POLA-BCC and patients with locally advanced BCC on other sites of the head and face (controls).

resultsThe cohort included 169 patients with POLA-BCC and 428 patients with non-periocular head BCC. Patients with POLA-BCC had a significantly worse overall functioning score at baseline than controls (p = 0.038) and a lower score specifically in activities of daily living (p = 0.001). At the last follow-up, patients with POLA-BCC showed significant improvement in scores for functioning (100%), symptoms (100%), and emotions (75%) relative to baseline.

conclusionsSecondary analysis of the results of the STEVIE trial showed that the HRQoL of patients with POLA-BCC is significantly impaired and can be greatly improved with vismodegib treatment.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsBasal Cell CarcinomaSkin NeoplasmsActivities of Daily LivingAnilidesHumansPyridinesQuality of LifeAnilidesAntineoplastic AgentsHhAntag691Pyridines

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PMID33692538
PMCPMC8807711
OpenAlexW3135032282

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