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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2021

Benefit from Adjuvant TKIs Versus TKIs Plus Chemotherapy in

Qiwen Li, Li Ma, Bo Qiu, Yuzhi Wen, Wenhua Liang, Wanming Hu, Naibin Chen, Tian Zhang, Shuangbing Xu, Lingjuan Chen and 10 more

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% 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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Ethnic disparities in survival and progression among EGFR-mutated adenocarcinoma of lung cancer patients treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Qiwen LiState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Li MaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen 518116, China.
Bo QiuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Yuzhi WenState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Wenhua LiangState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University/National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Wanming HuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Pathology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3632-1258
Naibin ChenState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Tian ZhangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China.
Shuangbing XuUnion Hospital Cancer Center, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Lingjuan ChenUnion Hospital Cancer Center, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Minzhang GuoState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University/National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Yi ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University/National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Songran LiuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Pathology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Jinyu GuoState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Junye WangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Siyu WangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Xin WangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Qingsong PangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China.
Hao LongState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Hui LiuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · CNTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital · CNUnion Hospital · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent studies have demonstrated benefits from adjuvant tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKIs) compared with chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer. We launched a multi-center retrospective study to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of adjuvant TKIs with or without chemotherapy in epidermal growth factor receptor (

methodsTwo hundred and seventy-four consecutive cases with stage III-pN2 lung adenocarcinoma and complete resection have been investigated. Clinic-pathologic characteristics, adjuvant treatments, long-term survivals, and toxicities were documented. Risk factors of distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), disease-free survival (DFS), and overall survival (OS) were evaluated.

resultsThere were 52 (19.0%) patients treated with adjuvant TKIs alone, 199 (72.6%) with adjuvant chemotherapy alone, and 23 (8.4%) with both. After a median follow-up time of 29 months, the two-year DMFS, DFS, and OS was 61.2%, 54.1%, and 91.2%, respectively. According to univariable analyses, the risk factors were lymphovascular invasion (

conclusionsAdjuvant TKIs might be a beneficial choice compared with adjuvant chemotherapy or combination systemic treatments.

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Adenocarcinoma of LungLung NeoplasmsProtein Kinase InhibitorsErbB ReceptorsHumansMutationRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsProtein Kinase Inhibitorsadjuvant TKIschemotherapyEGFR mutationlung adenocarcinomaN2

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