ReviewCancers2023
The Efficacy and Safety of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Review in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- The efficacy of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in gastric cancer, adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction, and esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Immune checkpoint inhibitors in resectable non-small cell lung cancer: recent successes and ongoing challenges.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Reduction in surgical scope after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer.Oncology letters · 2025Article
- The Utility of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in the Management of Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Cancers · 2025Review
- Retreatment with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in the New Scenario of Immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Cancers · 2024Review
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- An Updated Review of Management of Resectable Stage III NSCLC in the Era of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy.Cancers · 2024Review
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundAfter the success of immunotherapy in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the benefit of neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy was compared with chemotherapy for localized NSCLC in several trials. However, the available studies had variable study designs, and study cohorts had limited follow-up times. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the benefit of adding immunotherapy to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with localized NSCLC.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review using Pubmed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases for studies published until 5 December 2023. This protocol was registered in the PROSPERO database (Registration Number: CRD42023466337). We performed the meta-analyses with the generic inverse-variance method with a fixed effects model.
resultsOverall, 7 studies encompassing 2993 patients were included in the analyses. The use of neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy was associated with a 41% reduction in the risk of progression or death compared to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (HR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.52-0.66,
conclusionsThe available evidence demonstrates a statistically significant and clinically meaningful event-free survival benefit and possibly an overall survival benefit with neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy with a slight increase in high-grade toxicities.
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