ArticleMedicine2020
Radiotherapy for glioblastoma in the elderly: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
Article in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.
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5 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundGlioblastoma is an aggressive form of brain cancer with significant morbidity and mortality. This study aims to determine the radiotherapy for treatment of elderly people with diagnosed glioblastoma.
methodThis study adheres to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis for Protocols. Chinese electronic Database (CBM, Wanfang, and CNKI) and international electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science) will be searched for all relevant published articles, with no restrictions on the year of publication or language. Study selection, data collection, and assessment of study bias will be conducted independently by a pair of independent reviewers. The Cochrane Risk of bias (ROB) tool will be used for the risk of bias assessment. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system will be used to assess the quality of evidence. The statistical analysis of this meta-analysis will be calculated by Review manager version 5.3.
resultsThe results of this study will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.
conclusionThe findings of this review will to provide high-level evidence in terms of the benefits and harms of radiotherapy in people with glioblastoma to provide meaningful conclusions for clinical practice and further research.
trial registrationThis study protocol was registered in open Science framework (OSF), (Registration DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/A6BCS).
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