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ReviewNeuro-oncology advances

Factors affecting the radiation response in glioblastoma.

Radhika Aiyappa-Maudsley, Anthony J Chalmers, Jason L Parsons

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Review in Neuro-oncology advances. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. The Cellular Response to Complex DNA Damage Induced by Ionising Radiation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Radhika Aiyappa-MaudsleyDepartment of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, William Henry Duncan Building, Liverpool, L7 8TX, UK.
Anthony J ChalmersInstitute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Jason L ParsonsDepartment of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, William Henry Duncan Building, Liverpool, L7 8TX, UK.
University of Liverpool · GBUniversity of Glasgow · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 11423Cancer Research UK 17870Cancer Research UK 20546Cancer Research UK 28803
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly invasive primary brain tumor in adults with a 5-year survival rate of less than 10%. Conventional radiotherapy with photons, along with concurrent and adjuvant temozolomide, is the mainstay for treatment of GBM although no significant improvement in survival rates has been observed over the last 20 years. Inherent factors such as tumor hypoxia, radioresistant GBM stem cells, and upregulated DNA damage response mechanisms are well established as contributing to treatment resistance and tumor recurrence. While it is understandable that efforts have focused on targeting these factors to overcome this phenotype, there have also been striking advances in precision radiotherapy techniques, including proton beam therapy and carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT). These enable higher doses of radiation to be delivered precisely to the tumor, while minimizing doses to surrounding normal tissues and organs at risk. These alternative radiotherapy techniques also benefit from increased biological effectiveness, particularly in the case of CIRT. Although not researched extensively to date, combining these new radiation modalities with radio-enhancing agents may be particularly effective in improving outcomes for patients with GBM.

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Carbon ionsDNA damage repairglioblastomaionizing radiationproton beam therapy

Identifiers

PMID36325371
PMCPMC9617255
OpenAlexW4297143836

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