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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022

Thorax radiotherapy using

Cheng-Sen Liu, Ying-Qiu Song, Run-Ze Wang, Zheng Wang, Rong He, Ke Xu, Chen-Yu Wang, Yu Wu, Ye Wang, Xiao-Fang Zhang and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Cheng-Sen LiuDepartment of Radiotherapy, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Ying-Qiu SongDepartment of Radiotherapy, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Run-Ze WangDepartment of Radiotherapy, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Zheng WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Rong HeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Ke XuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Chen-Yu WangDepartment of Information Management, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Yu WuDepartment of Radiotherapy, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Ye WangDepartment of Radiotherapy, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Xiao-Fang ZhangDepartment of Radiotherapy, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Guang LiDepartment of Radiotherapy, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Tian-Lu WangDepartment of Radiotherapy, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: This retrospective study compared positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) and CT in the treatment of extracranial oligometastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and explored the impact of thorax radiotherapy (TRT) on patient survival. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of Chinese patients with stage IV extracranial oligometastatic NSCLC who underwent PET/CT or CT at two centers. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to control differences in patient characteristics between the maintenance chemotherapy alone and TRT plus maintenance chemotherapy groups. Results: We analyzed 192 eligible patients. The median survival time was better in patients who received PET/CT than in those who only received CT (n = 192, 16 months vs. 6 months, Conclusions: PET/CT-guided TRT is associated with improved clinical outcomes in patients with stage IV extracranial oligometastatic NSCLC.

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extracranial oligometastaticnon-small cell lung cancerpositron emission tomography/computed tomographyprognosisthorax radiotherapy

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PMID36353556
PMCPMC9639371

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