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ReviewNeuro-oncology2024

How proton therapy fits into the management of adult intracranial tumors.

Rupesh Kotecha, Alonso La Rosa, Minesh P Mehta

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Review in Neuro-oncology, 2024. 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.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.7field-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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rupesh KotechaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6927-0402
Alonso La RosaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9814-2642
Minesh P MehtaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida, USA.
Baptist Hospital of Miami · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intracranial tumors include a challenging array of primary and secondary parenchymal and extra-axial tumors which cause neurologic morbidity consequential to location, disease extent, and proximity to critical neurologic structures. Radiotherapy can be used in the definitive, adjuvant, or salvage setting either with curative or palliative intent. Proton therapy (PT) is a promising advance due to dosimetric advantages compared to conventional photon radiotherapy with regards to normal tissue sparing, as well as distinct physical properties, which yield radiobiologic benefits. In this review, the principles of efficacy and safety of PT for a variety of intracranial tumors are discussed, drawing upon case series, retrospective and prospective cohort studies, and randomized clinical trials. This manuscript explores the potential advantages of PT, including reduced acute and late treatment-related side effects and improved quality of life. The objective is to provide a comprehensive review of the current evidence and clinical outcomes of PT. Given the lack of consensus and directives for its utilization in patients with intracranial tumors, we aim to provide a guide for its judicious use in clinical practice.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsProton TherapyAdultHumansProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesSeizuresbrain tumorsCNS tumorsproton therapy

Identifiers

PMID38437667
PMCPMC10911801
OpenAlexW4392383879

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