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ArticleCancers2021

A Comprehensive Prospective Comparison of Acute Skin Toxicity after Hypofractionated and Normofractionated Radiation Therapy in Breast Cancer.

Kai J Borm, Johanne Kleine Vennekate, Jan Vagedes, Mohammad O A Islam, Marciana N Duma, Maximilian Loos, Stephanie E Combs, Kilian Schiller, Sophie Klusen, Stefan Paepke and 2 more

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Article in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 45% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Photobiomodulation therapy for the prevention of acute radiation dermatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
    Pooled it
  2. Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Skin Toxicity Following Radiotherapy of Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
    Pooled it
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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

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kai J BormDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Medical School, Technical University Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Johanne Kleine VennekateDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Medical School, Technical University Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Jan VagedesARCIM Institute (Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine), 70794 Filderstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0021-088X
Mohammad O A IslamARCIM Institute (Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine), 70794 Filderstadt, Germany.
Marciana N DumaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Medical School, Technical University Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Maximilian LoosDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Medical School, Technical University Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Stephanie E CombsDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Medical School, Technical University Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Kilian SchillerDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Medical School, Technical University Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Sophie KlusenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Medical School, Technical University Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Stefan PaepkeDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Marion B KiechleDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Daniela PaepkeDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 Munich, Germany.
TUM Klinikum · DETechnical University of Munich · DEAcademic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine · DEUniversity Children's Hospital Tübingen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current study aims to determine whether hypofractionated radiotherapy (HF) leads to lower rates of acute radiodermatitis compared to conventional normofractionated radiotherapy (CF). A total of 166 patients with invasive breast cancer or DCIS were included in a prospective cohort study. Evaluation of acute radiodermatitis was obtained before radiotherapy, at the end of the treatment (T1), and 6 weeks after the treatment (T2) using CTCAE (v5.0) scores, the Skindex-16 questionnaire, and ultrasound measurement of the skin. CTCAE and Skindex-16 scores in the CF-group were significantly higher compared to the HF group indicating more pronounced side effects at the end of the treatment (CTCAE: CF-RT 1.0 (IQR: 0.0) vs. HF-RT 0.0 (0.25);

Indexed as

breast cancerhypofractionationorgan-sparingradiodermatitisradiotherapy

Identifiers

PMID34830981
PMCPMC8616262
OpenAlexW3217402150

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