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ArticleScientific reports2021

Increased resting-state cerebellar-cortical connectivity in breast cancer survivors with cognitive complaints after chemotherapy.

Hye Yoon Park, Hyeongrae Lee, Joohyuk Sohn, Suk Kyoon An, Kee Namkoong, Eun Lee

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Cognitive impairments associated with chemotherapy in women with breast cancer: a meta-analysis and meta-regression.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2023
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  4. Longitudinal Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment on Neural Correlates of Attention.Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hye Yoon Park *Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, 03722, Seoul, South Korea.
Hyeongrae Lee *Department of Mental Health Research, National Center for Mental Health, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Joohyuk SohnDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Suk Kyoon AnDepartment of Psychiatry and Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, 03722, Seoul, South Korea.
Kee NamkoongDepartment of Psychiatry and Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, 03722, Seoul, South Korea.
Eun LeeDepartment of Psychiatry and Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, 03722, Seoul, South Korea. leeeun@yuhs.ac.
Yonsei University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cognitive complaints after chemotherapy are common in breast cancer patients, but the neural bases for these complaints remain unclear. This pilot study explored resting-state functional connectivity (FC) as a marker of subtle cognitive changes in breast cancer patients who experience cognitive complaints. Chemotherapy-treated (n = 20, at least 6 months off therapy) and untreated (n = 17, disease-control) female breast cancer patients with cognitive complaints and healthy controls (n = 20) were recruited. The FC of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex was calculated, and any correlations between this FC and neuropsychological assessments were determined. Chemotherapy-treated patients with cognitive complaints displayed increased FC between the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and both the contralateral cerebellar lobule VII and the cerebellar vermis XI, compared to the disease-control and healthy-control groups, despite unimpaired neuropsychological performance. The increased FC was negatively correlated with executive function and attention in breast cancer survivors with cognitive complaints. Our pilot study findings provide evidence that cerebellar-cortical FC changes may be a pathophysiological basis for chemotherapy-related cognitive complaints. In addition, the FC changes have the potential to reflect minor or compensated cognitive function impairment in breast cancer patients.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsBrain MappingBreast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsCerebellumCerebral CortexCognitionCognition DisordersCognitive DysfunctionExecutive FunctionFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingAntineoplastic Agents

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PMID34103606
PMCPMC8187392
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