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ReviewNeuro-oncology practice2021

Adolescent and young adult neuro-oncology: a comprehensive review.

Kee Kiat Yeo, Darcy E Burgers, Katelynn Brodigan, Karen Fasciano, A Lindsay Frazier, Katherine E Warren, David A Reardon

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Review in Neuro-oncology practice, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Bridging pediatric and adult neuro-oncology: Insights into adolescents and young adults (AYA) central nervous system tumors.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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  9. Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer: CNS Tumors.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2024
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  10. Adolescent and young adult brain tumors: current topics and review.International journal of clinical oncology · 2022
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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

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kee Kiat YeoDana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0713-6384
Darcy E BurgersDana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Katelynn BrodiganDana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Karen FascianoDepartment of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
A Lindsay FrazierDana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4748-8552
Katherine E WarrenDana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
David A ReardonCenter for Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
Harvard University · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USDana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center · USDana-Farber Cancer Institute · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adolescent and young adult (AYA; ages 15-39) patients represent a population that experiences significant challenges in cancer care and research, exemplified by poorer clinical outcomes as well as unmet psychosocial and reproductive health needs. Despite central nervous system (CNS) tumors being one of the most common malignancies diagnosed in the age group, there is a clear paucity of AYA CNS tumor-specific publications, especially those related to the unique psychosocial and reproductive health needs of this population of patients. In this review, we examine various aspects of AYA oncological care including tumor biology, clinical outcome, clinical trials enrollment rate, site of care, unique psychosocial needs, and oncofertility. We assess the current state of these issues, highlight areas of deficiencies, and outline the steps needed to address these concerns. We emphasize the importance of comprehensive molecular testing as part of the diagnostic work-up, expansion of clinical trial availability, access to psychosocial care and oncofertility expertise, and the development of AYA-specific clinical research to define best practices and advancing care for this population.

Indexed as

adolescent and young adultAYACNS tumoroncofertilitypsychosocial care

Identifiers

PMID34055371
PMCPMC8153805
OpenAlexW3132899766

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Registered trials

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