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ReviewAsia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing2023

Cannabinoids in the treatment of cancer anorexia and cachexia: Where have we been, where are we going?

Emily Seymour-Jackson, Barry J A Laird, Judith Sayers, Marie Fallon, Tora S Solheim, Richard Skipworth

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Review in Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Demographics, methods of use, and perceived benefits among patients with cancer who use cannabis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  2. Review
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  5. Blazing a trail in cancer cachexia care.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2023
    Article
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

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Emily Seymour-JacksonUniversity of Glasgow Medical School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Barry J A LairdSt Columba's Hospice, Boswall Road, Edinburgh, UK.
Judith SayersSt Columba's Hospice, Boswall Road, Edinburgh, UK.
Marie FallonInstitute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Tora S SolheimNorwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Richard SkipworthInstitute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Edinburgh Cancer Research · GBEdinburgh Royal Infirmary · GBNorwegian University of Science and Technology · NOUniversity of Glasgow · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cachexia-anorexia cancer syndrome remains an unmet clinical need with a dearth of treatment and no standard of care. Acting through the endocannabinoid system, cannabinoids are one potential cancer cachexia treatment. Herein, the potential mechanisms for cannabinoids for cancer cachexia are discussed as are previous and ongoing clinical trials.

Indexed as

CachexiaCancerCannabinoidsCytokineInflammationInterleukin

Identifiers

PMID38197037
PMCPMC10772158
OpenAlexW4385623626

What Socratic holds

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Registered trials

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