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ArticleExperimental & molecular medicine2017

A network meta-analysis of the short-term efficacy of five chemotherapy regimens based on cisplatin and fluorouracil for esophagogastric junctional adenocarcinoma.

Cong Wang, Dong-Jian Song, Zhi-Li Xu, Shu-Ping Xie, Jun-Hong Hu

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Cong WangDepartment of Administration and Management, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Beihang University, Beijing, China.
Dong-Jian SongDepartment of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Zhi-Li XuDepartment of Administration and Management, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Beihang University, Beijing, China.
Shu-Ping XieDepartment of General Surgery, Huaihe Hospital, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Jun-Hong HuDepartment of General Surgery, Huaihe Hospital, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.

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Abstract

The primary purpose of this study was to explore the short-term efficacy of different cisplatin and fluorouracil-based chemotherapy regimens in the treatment of patients with esophagogastric junctional adenocarcinoma (EGJA) using a network meta-analysis (NMA). Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) related to chemotherapy regimens based on cisplatin and fluorouracil for EGJA were included from the PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library electronic databases (from inception to June 2016). Direct and indirect evidence were combined to calculate the pooled odds ratio (OR) and its 95% confidence interval (95% CI) as well as to draw the surface under the cumulative ranking (SUCRA) curves. This NMA finally enrolled ten eligible RCTs with the following five regimens: cisplatin plus fluorouracil (cisplatin+fluorouracil), cisplatin+fluorouracil-based chemotherapy (cisplatin+fluorouracil+docetaxel/epirubicin/irinotecan), fluorouracil-based chemotherapy (fluorouracil+docetaxel/doxorubicin/methotrexate/irinotecan), cisplatin-based chemotherapy (cisplatin+docetaxel/epirubicin/irinotecan/capecitabine/s-1) and other drug-based chemotherapy (docetaxel/irinotecan/capecitabine). These results revealed that compared with a cisplatin+ fluorouracil-based chemotherapy regimen, the fluorouracil-based chemotherapy regimen had a lower overall response rate (ORR) and partial response (PR) for EGJA patients (ORR: OR=0.43, 95% CI=0.22-0.86; PR: OR=0.46, 95% CI=0.23-0.91). Cluster analyses suggested that the cisplatin+fluorouracil-based chemotherapy regimen had the best short-term efficacy for EGJA in terms of the complete response (CR), PR, ORR, stable disease (SD) and progression disease (PD). Our results indicated that cisplatin+fluorouracil-based chemotherapy regimens may have the best short-term efficacy in the treatment of EGJA.

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AdenocarcinomaAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCisplatinCluster AnalysisDisease ProgressionEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagogastric JunctionFluorouracilHumansOdds RatioPublication BiasStomach NeoplasmsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeCisplatinFluorouracil

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