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ReviewOncology reports2022

Bendamustine: A review of pharmacology, clinical use and immunological effects (Review).

Hrvoje Lalic, Igor Aurer, Drago Batinic, Dora Visnjic, Tomislav Smoljo, Antonija Babic

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Review in Oncology reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
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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

32 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hrvoje LalicLaboratory of Cell Biology and Croatian Institute for Brain Research, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Igor AurerDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Center Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Drago BatinicDepartment of Physiology, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Dora VisnjicLaboratory of Cell Biology and Croatian Institute for Brain Research, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Tomislav SmoljoLaboratory of Cell Biology and Croatian Institute for Brain Research, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Antonija BabicDepartment of Laboratory Immunology, Clinical Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital Center Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
University of Zagreb · HRUniversity Hospital Centre Zagreb · HR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bendamustine is an alkylating agent classified into the group of nitrogen mustard analogues, synthesized almost sixty years ago. It was registered in former East Germany in 1971 and approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2008 for treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and indolent B‑cell non‑Hodgkin lymphoma. Considering its beneficial properties in the therapy of relapsed or refractory hematological malignancies, synergistic effects with other antineoplastic agents and increasing recent reports on its immunomodulatory effects, bendamustine has once again gained its justified attention. The uniqueness of bendamustine‑mediated effects should be observed keeping in mind its distinctive structure with structural similarities to both alkylating agents and purine analogs. In the present review, the current knowledge on the use of bendamustine in oncology, its pharmacokinetics, mechanism of action and toxicity was summarized. In addition, its immune‑modulating effects that have not been fully elucidated so far are emphasized, hoping to encourage further investigations of this unique drug.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellLymphoma, B-CellNitrogen Mustard CompoundsBendamustine HydrochlorideHumansAntineoplastic AgentsBendamustine HydrochlorideNitrogen Mustard CompoundsB‑cellB‑cell chronic lymphocytic leukemiabendamustine hydrochloridecell cyclecell deathimmunomodulationlymphocytesnon‑Hodgkin lymphomaT‑cell

Identifiers

PMID35506458
PMCPMC9100486
OpenAlexW4225424647

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