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SynthesisOncotarget2017

Efficacy and safety of angiogenesis inhibitors in small-cell lung cancer.

Heng Lin, Lina Li, Shuimei Luo, Sijing Zhou, Ruifen Shen, Haitao Yang, Huijuan Chen, Xianhe Xie

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Synthesis in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Trial
  3. Emerging Nanomedicine Approaches in Targeted Lung Cancer Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  6. Exosomal miR-141 promotes tumor angiogenesis via KLF12 in small cell lung cancer.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2020
    Article
  7. Review
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  9. Progress and challenges in the treatment of small cell lung cancer.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Heng LinDepartment of Chemotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Lina LiDepartment of Chemotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Shuimei LuoDepartment of Chemotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Sijing ZhouDepartment of Chemotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Ruifen ShenDepartment of Chemotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Haitao YangDepartment of Chemotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Huijuan ChenDepartment of Chemotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Xianhe XieDepartment of Chemotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Fujian Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University · CNFuzhou Pulmonary Hospital of Fujian · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of angiogenesis inhibitors for small-cell lung cancer (SCLC).

methodsTotally, 16 controlled trials (1898 cases) involving angiogenesis inhibitors plus chemotherapy (ACT group) versus chemotherapy alone group (CT group) were identified from PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and Wanfang Data before March 2016.

resultsCompared with CT group, ACT group obtained a significant benefit on objective response rate (ORR) (RR = 1.34; 95% CI = 1.19-1.51; P < 0.00001) and a trend of prolonging progression-free survival (PFS) (HR = 0.86; 95% CI = 0.73-1.01; P = 0.07) without improving overall survival (OS) (HR = 1.05; 95% CI = 0.94-1.17; P = 0.36). Remarkably, subgroup analysis showed that the antibodies targeting VEGF significantly prolonged PFS (HR = 0.76; 95% CI = 0.64-0.90; P = 0.001). With regard to toxicity, there was no significant difference in severe adverse events (AEs, Grade≥3) between two groups except that gastrointestinal symptom, hypertension, metabolic disorders, neurology and pain were higher in ACT group.

conclusionCompared with chemotherapy alone, antibodies targeting VEGF plus chemotherapy significantly improved ORR and prolonged PFS with an acceptable toxicity profile for patients with SCLC. Therefore, angiogenesis inhibitors, especially antibodies targeting VEGF, combining with chemotherapy may be a potential promising strategy in managing SCLC.

Indexed as

Angiogenesis InhibitorsAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsHumansLung NeoplasmsOdds RatioProportional Hazards ModelsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntineoplastic Agentsangiogenesis inhibitorschemotherapymeta-analysissmall-cell lung cancertargeted therapy

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PMID27901478
PMCPMC5352042
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