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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021

Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma: Epidemiology and Genetic Susceptibility.

Bailey A Martin-Giacalone, P Adam Weinstein, Sharon E Plon, Philip J Lupo

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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 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
44citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.1field-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

44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. A comparison of upper versus lower extremity rhabdomyosarcoma survival: A SEER database analysis.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2025
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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bailey A Martin-GiacaloneDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0758-8487
P Adam WeinsteinDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8604-1433
Sharon E PlonDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9626-0936
Philip J LupoDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0978-5863
Baylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas RP170071
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft-tissue sarcoma in children, yet little is known about its etiology. Studies that examine either environmental exposures or germline genetic predisposition in RMS have begun to identify factors that contribute to this malignancy. Here, we summarize epidemiological reports of RMS incidence in terms of several factors, including age at diagnosis, biological sex, and geographic location. We then describe findings from association studies, which explore the role of parental exposures, birth and perinatal characteristics, and childhood exposures in RMS. Further, we discuss RMS predisposition syndromes and large-scale sequencing studies that have further identified RMS-associated genes. Finally, we propose future directions of study, which aim to advance our understanding of the origin of RMS and can provide knowledge for novel RMS therapies.

Indexed as

cancer predispositionepidemiologygenetic susceptibilitypediatric cancer

Identifiers

PMID34065162
PMCPMC8125975
OpenAlexW3160165747

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