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ArticleBMJ open2021

Values and other decisional factors regarding treatment of hypercalcaemia of malignancy: a systematic review protocol.

Aya Bassatne, Maya Rahme, Thomas Piggott, M Hassan Murad, Layal Hneiny, Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan

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Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Aya BassatneCalcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Maya RahmeCalcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Thomas PiggottDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
M Hassan MuradDivision of Preventive Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Layal HneinySaab Medical Library, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ghada El-Hajj FuleihanCalcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon gf01@aub.edu.lb.ORCID 0000-0002-2076-5858
American University of Beirut Medical Center · LBAmerican University of Beirut · LBImpact · CAMayo Clinic · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHypercalcaemia of malignancy (HCM) is the second most common cause of hypercalcaemia and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Several treatment options are available including pharmacological therapy with bisphosphonates, denosumab, glucocorticoids and calcimimetics, as well as conventional therapy with hydration and possibly calcitonin. While guidelines have previously considered treatment effects, no guideline has yet considered a range of contextual factors impacting recommendations for the management. The aim of this study was to summarise the available evidence on important decisional factors for the development of guidelines for the treatment of HCM. These include patient's values and preferences, cost, acceptability, feasibility and equity. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This protocol is registered in PROSPERO (registration number: CRD42021264371). This is a systematic review of observational studies, case series, trials, reviews and qualitative studies involving treatment of adult patients with HCM. We will develop and execute two independent search strategies using five databases: PubMed, Medline (OVID), Embase.com, CINAHL (EBSCO) and Cochrane, and review their combined output. Two reviewers will screen titles and abstracts and full texts and will implement data abstraction from relevant studies independently and in duplicate. The outcomes of interest are the decisional factors that influence drug selection, with possible subgroup summaries by drug class or aetiology of HCM. We will present the data collected in a narrative and thematic approach. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval is not applicable for our study, since we will only collect data from available literature. This systematic review will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal when completed.

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HypercalcemiaParaneoplastic SyndromesAdultHumansQualitative ResearchResearch DesignSystematic Reviews as Topicadult oncologycalcium & bonediabetes & endocrinology

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PMID34635523
PMCPMC8506874
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