ReviewMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2021
Updating Perspectives on Meta-Analyses in the Field of Radiation Oncology.
Review in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Role of Local Treatment for Oligometastasis: A Comparability-Based Meta-Analysis.Cancer research and treatment · 2022Pooled it
- Benefit of adjuvant radiotherapy for gallbladder cancer: a comparability-based meta-analysis.Hepatology international · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison of External Beam Radiation Therapy Modalities for Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Macrovascular Invasion: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Salvage External Beam Radiotherapy after Incomplete Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Pooled it
- Local Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Oligometastases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2023Article
- Comparison of radiofrequency ablation and ablative external radiotherapy for the treatment of intrahepatic malignancies: A hybrid meta-analysis.JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology · 2023Article
- Stepwise-Hierarchical Pooled Analysis for Synergistic Interpretation of Meta-analyses Involving Randomized and Observational Studies: Methodology Development.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Quality Assessment-Based Meta-Analysis.Liver cancer · 2021Article
- Is the Concurrent Use of Sorafenib and External Radiotherapy Feasible for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma? A Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2021Article
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Abstract
Meta-analyses have been conventionally performed to extract the firmest conclusions from randomized controlled trials while minimizing the risk of bias. However, the field of oncology does not always allow for collecting the best evidence. Radiation oncology is a discipline where intractable or rare diseases are commonly encountered; hence, more practical data suitable for detailed clinical evaluations are needed. This review discusses new viewpoints regarding meta-analyses by pointing out heterogeneities among clinical studies and issues related to analyzing observational studies, thus clarifying the practical utility of meta-analyses in radiation oncology. Limitations of previous systematic reviews or meta-analyses are also assessed to suggest future directions.
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