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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2023

Radiation Recall Pneumonitis: The Open Challenge in Differential Diagnosis of Pneumonia Induced by Oncological Treatments.

Francesca Grassi, Vincenza Granata, Roberta Fusco, Federica De Muzio, Carmen Cutolo, Michela Gabelloni, Alessandra Borgheresi, Ginevra Danti, Carmine Picone, Andrea Giovagnoni and 5 more

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  3. Review
  4. AME case reports · 2026
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  5. Radiation Recall Pneumonitis withDiseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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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

15 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

Francesca GrassiDivision of Radiology, Università Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80127 Naples, Italy.
Vincenza GranataDivision of Radiology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale-IRCCS di Napoli, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6601-3221
Roberta FuscoMedical Oncology Division, Igea SpA, 80015 Naples, Italy.
Federica De MuzioDiagnostic Imaging Section, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences & Neurosciences, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.
Carmen CutoloDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, 84084 Salerno, Italy.
Michela GabelloniDepartment of Translational Research, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6668-499X
Alessandra BorgheresiDepartment of Clinical, Special and Dental Sciences, University Politecnica Delle Marche, Via Conca 71, 60126 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5544-9468
Ginevra DantiDepartment of Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7109-8119
Carmine PiconeDivision of Radiology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale-IRCCS di Napoli, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Andrea GiovagnoniDepartment of Clinical, Special and Dental Sciences, University Politecnica Delle Marche, Via Conca 71, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Vittorio MieleDepartment of Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7848-1567
Nicoletta GandolfoDiagnostic Imaging Department, Villa Scassi Hospital-ASL 3, Corso Scassi 1, 16149 Genoa, Italy.
Antonio BarileDepartment of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio 1, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0253-3583
Valerio NardoneDivision of Radiology, Università Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80127 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7347-0965
Roberta GrassiDivision of Radiology, Università Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80127 Naples, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · ITIstituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale" · ITMarche Polytechnic University · ITSocietà Italiana di Reumatologia · ITUniversity of L'Aquila · ITUniversity of Molise · ITUniversity of Pisa · ITUniversity of Salerno · ITVilla Torri Hospital · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The treatment of primary and secondary lung neoplasms now sees the fundamental role of radiotherapy, associated with surgery and systemic therapies. The improvement in survival outcomes has also increased attention to the quality of life, treatment compliance and the management of side effects. The role of imaging is not only limited to recognizing the efficacy of treatment but also to identifying, as soon as possible, the uncommon effects, especially when more treatments, such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiotherapy, are associated. Radiation recall pneumonitis is an uncommon treatment complication that should be correctly characterized, and it is essential to recognize the mechanisms of radiation recall pneumonitis pathogenesis and diagnostic features in order to promptly identify them and adopt the best therapeutic strategy, with the shortest possible withdrawal of the current oncological drug. In this setting, artificial intelligence could have a critical role, although a larger patient data set is required.

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computed tomographyimagingradiation recall pneumonitisradiation treatment

Identifiers

PMID36835977
PMCPMC9964719
OpenAlexW4320495804

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