The letter of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute is unnecessarily polarizing to the discussion on whether or not hypothermia is evidence based

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 84-86

  Sauer, R ^a   Crezee, H ^b   Hulshof, M ^b   Issels, R ^c   Ott, O ^a   Van Rhoon, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); VALIDITY;

EID: 84871744533     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: 1439099X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-012-0265-2     Document Type: Note

References (15)

1. Sauer R, Creeze H, Hulshof M et al (2012) on behalf of the Interdisciplinary Working Group for Clinical Hyperthermia (Atzelsberg Circle) of the German Cancer Society and the German Society of Radiooncology. Concerning the final report "Hyperthermia: a systematic review" of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Vienna, March 2010", Strahlenther Onkol:1-4
2. Mathis S, Johnasson T (2010) Hyperthermie. Decision Support Document 36 (2010); Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Health Technology Assessment (LBI-HTA) ISSN-online: 1992-0496, available at http://eprints.hta.lbg.ac.at. Accessed 27 Jan 2012
3. Liberati A, Altman DG, Tetzlaff J et al (2009) The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration. PLoS Medicine 6(7):e1000100 (http://www.plosmedicine.org)
4. Boutron I, Moher D, Altman DG et al (2008) Extending the CONSORT statement to randomized trials of nonpharmacologic treatment: explanation and elaboration. Ann Intern Med 148:295-309
5. Sharma S, Patel FD, Sandhu APS, Gupta BD, Yadav NS (1989) A prospective randomised study of local hyperthermia as a supplement and radiosensitizer in the treatment of carcinoma of the cervix with radiotherapy. Endocuriether/ Hyperthermia Oncol 5:151-159
6. Zee J van der, Gonzalez GD, Rhoon GC van et al (2000) Comparison of radiotherapy alone with radiotherapy plus hyperthermia in locally advanced pelvic tumours: a prospective, randomised, multicentre trial. Dutch Deep Hyperthermia Group. Lancet 355(9210):1119-1125
7. Franckena M, Stalpers LJ, Koper PC et al (2008) Long-term improvement in treatment outcome after radiotherapy and hyperthermia in locoregionally advanced cervix cancer: an update of the Dutch Deep Hyperthermia Trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70(4):1176-1182
8. Harima Y, Nagata K, Harima K et al (2001) A randomized clinical trial of radiation therapy versus thermoradiotherapy in stage IIIB cervical carcinoma. Int J Hyperthermia 17(2):97-105
9. Vasanthan A, Mitsumori M, Park JH et al (2005) Regional hyperthermia combined with radiotherapy for uterine cervical cancers: a multi-institutional prospective randomized trial of the international atomic energy agency. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 61(1):145-153
10. Vernon CC, Hand JW, Field SB et al (1996) Radiotherapy with or without hyperthermia in the treatment of superficial localized breast cancer: results from five randomized controlled trials. International Collaborative Hyperthermia Group. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 35(4):731-744
11. Jones EL, Oleson JR, Prosnitz LR et al (2005) Randomized trial of hyperthermia and radiation for superficial tumors. J Clin Oncol 23(13):3079-3085
12. Colombo R, Da Pozzo LF, Salonia A et al (2003) Multicentric study comparing intravesical chemotherapy alone and with local microwave hyperthermia for prophylaxis of recurrence of superficial transitional cell carcinoma. J Clin Oncol 21(23):4270-4276
13. Issels RD, Lindner LH, Verweij J et al (2010) Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy alone or with regional hyperthermia for localised high-risk soft-tissue sarcoma: a randomised phase 3 multicentre study. Lancet Oncol 11(6):561-570
14. Lutgens L, Zee J van der, Pijls-Johannesma M et al (2010) Combined use of hyperthermia and radiation therapy for treating locally advanced cervix carcinoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 3
15. Colombo R, Salonia A, Leib Z et al (2011) Long-term outcomes of a randomized controlled trial comparing thermochemotherapy with mitomycin-C alone as adjuvant treatment for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). BJU Int 107(6):912-918