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ReviewCurrent treatment options in oncology2022

Central Nervous System Prophylaxis and Treatment in Acute Leukemias.

Susan Y Wu, Nicholas J Short, Lewis Nasr, Bouthaina S Dabaja, Penny Q Fang

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Review in Current treatment options in oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Susan Y WuThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. sywu1@mdanderson.org.ORCID 0000-0002-3922-842X
Nicholas J ShortThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Lewis NasrThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Bouthaina S DabajaThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Penny Q FangThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

opinion statementImprovements in systemic therapy in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have improved patient outcomes and reduced the incidence of CNS relapse. However, management of patients with CNS disease remains challenging, and relapses in the CNS can be difficult to salvage. In addition to treatment with CNS-penetrant systemic therapy (high-dose methotrexate and cytarabine), intrathecal prophylaxis is indicated in all patients with ALL, however is not uniformly administered in patients with AML without high-risk features. There is a limited role for radiation treatment in CNS prophylaxis; however, radiation should be considered for consolidative treatment in patients with CNS disease, or as an option for palliation of symptoms. Re-examining the role of established treatment paradigms and investigating the role of radiation as bridging therapy in the era of cellular therapy, particularly in chemotherapy refractory patients, is warranted.

Indexed as

Central Nervous System NeoplasmsLeukemia, Myeloid, AcutePrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCentral Nervous SystemCytarabineHumansMethotrexateCytarabineMethotrexateCAR-TCNS leukemiaCraniospinal radiationCytarabineHigh-dose methotrexateIntrathecal chemotherapyLeukemiaStem cell transplantWhole brain radiation

Identifiers

PMID36510037
PMCPMC9767998
OpenAlexW4312085807

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