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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2023

TTCC-2019-02: real-world evidence of first-line cetuximab plus paclitaxel in recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Jordi Rubió-Casadevall, Beatriz Cirauqui Cirauqui, Javier Martinez Trufero, Maria Plana Serrahima, Almudena García Castaño, Alberto Carral Maseda, Lara Iglesias Docampo, Pedro Pérez Segura, Isaac Ceballos Lenza, Vanesa Gutiérrez Calderón and 10 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. SEOM-TTCC clinical guidelines for the treatment of head and neck cancer (2025).Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 16 institutions in 1 country.

Jordi Rubió-CasadevallMedical Oncology Department, Institut Català d'Oncologia Girona, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Girona, Spain.
Beatriz Cirauqui CirauquiMedical Oncology Department, Institut Català d'Oncologia Badalona, B-ARGO Group, IGTP, Badalona, Spain.
Javier Martinez TruferoMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain.
Maria Plana SerrahimaMedical Oncology Department, Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO-Hospitalet), IDIBELL, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Llobregat, Spain.
Almudena García CastañoMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain.
Alberto Carral MasedaMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain.
Lara Iglesias DocampoMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Pedro Pérez SeguraMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, IdISSC, Madrid, Spain.
Isaac Ceballos LenzaMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain.
Vanesa Gutiérrez CalderónUGCI Oncol. Hospital Universitario Regional y Virgen Victoria, IBIMA, Málaga, Spain.
José Fuster SalvàMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Carolina Pena ÁlvarezMedical Oncology Department, Centro Oncológico Galicia, A Coruña, Spain.
Irene HernandezMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain.
Edel Del Barco MorilloMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain.
Manuel Chaves CondeMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme, Sevilla, Spain.
Joaquina Martínez GalánMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen Nieves, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs, Granada, Spain.
Marisa Durán SánchezSpanish Group of Head and Neck Cancer Treatment (TTCC), Madrid, Spain.
Vanesa QuirogaMedical Oncology Department, Institut Català d'Oncologia Badalona, B-ARGO Group, IGTP, Badalona, Spain.
Eugenia OrtegaMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain.
Ricard MesiaMedical Oncology Department, Institut Català d'Oncologia Badalona, B-ARGO Group, IGTP, Badalona, Spain.
Institut Català d'Oncologia · ESHospital Universitario Miguel Servet · ESCentro Oncológico de Galicia · ESHospital Clínico San Carlos · ESHospital Universitario 12 De Octubre · ESHospital Universitario de Canarias · ESHospital Universitario de Valme · ESHospital Universitario Lucus Augusti · ESHospital Universitario Son Espases · ESInstitut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge · ESInstituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga · ESInstituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca · ESInstituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada · ESMarqués de Valdecilla University Hospital · ESNavarre Institute of Health Research · ESSpanish Head & Neck Cancer Cooperative Group · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to confirm the efficacy of the ERBITAX scheme (paclitaxel 80 mg/m Materials and methods: This retrospective, non-interventional study involved 16 centers in Spain. Inclusion criteria were to have started receiving ERBITAX regimen from January 2012 to December 2018; histologically confirmed SCCHN including oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx; age ≥18 years; and platinum (PT) chemotherapy ineligibility due to performance status, comorbidities, high accumulated dose of PT, or PT refractoriness. Results: A total of 531 patients from 16 hospitals in Spain were enrolled. The median age was 66 years, 82.7% were male, and 83.5% were current/former smokers. Patients were ineligible to receive PT due to ECOG 2 (50.3%), comorbidities (32%), PT cumulative dose ≥ 225 mg/m Conclusion: This study confirms the real-world efficacy and tolerability of ERBITAX as first-line treatment in recurrent/metastatic SCCHN when PT is not feasible. Immunotherapy after treatment with ERBITAX showed remarkable promising survival, despite potential selection bias.

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cetuximabfrail patientspaclitaxelplatinum ineligiblesquamous cell carcinoma of head and neck

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PMID37601652
PMCPMC10432957
OpenAlexW4385445530

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