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SynthesisOncotarget2017

Efficacy of sequential therapies with sorafenib-sunitinib versus sunitinib-sorafenib in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Tingyu Wen, Hai Xiao, Chao Luo, Li Huang, Meimei Xiong

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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 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tingyu WenCollege of Basic Medical Sciences, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Hai XiaoDepartment of Pathology, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Chao LuoDepartment of Urology, People's Hosptial of Pingxiang, Pingxiang, China.
Li HuangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Meimei XiongDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University · CNGannan Medical University · CNJiangxi Pingxiang People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The most efficient sequence of targeted agents for metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients has yet to be identified. Whether the sequence of sorafenib and sunitinib really matters is controversial and not answered clearly until now. This meta-analysis aims to estimate the efficacy of receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors sorafenib-sunitinib and sunitinib-sorafenib for metastatic renal cell carcinoma, on the outcome of first-line progression-free survival, second-line progression-free survival, total progression-free survival and overall survival.We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library and ClinicalTrails.gov for eligible studies. Data were analyzed using random or fixed effects model depending on the heterogeneity of the eligible studies. Heterogeneity across studies were analyzed using Q and I2 statistics.Of 902 identified studies, ten were qualified in our analysis (N = 1732 patients). Sorafenib-sunitinib yielded no statistically significant benefit in first-line progression-free survival (fixed effects; HR = 0.95; 95%CI 0.75-1.21; p = 0.702), total progression-free survival (random effects; HR = 0.92; 95%CI 0.71-1.19; p = 0.531) and overall survival (fixed effects; HR = 0.89; 95%CI 0.72-1.09; p = 0.257), compared with sunitinib-sorafenib. Second-line progression-free survival was longer for sorafenib-sunitinib than sunitinib-sorafenib (fixed effects; HR = 0.55; 95%CI 0.44-0.68; p = 0.000).Sequential therapies with sorafenib and sunitinib is well tolerated and efficient in mRCC. However, there are no evidence supported that sorafenib-sunitinib has the superiority to sunitinib-sorafenib in sequence. The ideal sequence of targeted agents requires further elucidation.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Renal CellDisease-Free SurvivalHumansIndolesKidney NeoplasmsNiacinamidePhenylurea CompoundsPyrrolesSorafenibSunitinibTreatment OutcomeIndolesNiacinamidePhenylurea CompoundsPyrrolesSorafenibSunitinibmeta-analysisrenal cell carcinomasorafenibsunitinibtargeted agents

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PMID28099901
PMCPMC5386775
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