Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42079861›Full record

SynthesisExploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy2026

The evolving role of targeted radioligand therapy in small cell and non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review.

Serin Moghrabi, Saad Ruzzeh, Kamal Al-Rabi, Ahmed Abdlkadir, Mohammed J Al-Jaghbeer, Nouraldeen Alzorgan, Ula Al Rasheed, Mohammad Alqudah, Akram Al-Ibraheem

Abstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Serin MoghrabiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Amman 11941, Jordan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9065-3715
Saad RuzzehDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Amman 11941, Jordan.
Kamal Al-RabiMedical Oncology and Hematology Department, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Amman 11941, Jordan.
Ahmed AbdlkadirDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Amman 11941, Jordan.
Mohammed J Al-JaghbeerPulmonary and Critical Care Department, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Amman 11941, Jordan.
Nouraldeen AlzorganDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Amman 11941, Jordan.
Ula Al RasheedDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Amman 11941, Jordan.
Mohammad AlqudahFaculty of Medicine, Hashemite University (HU), Zarqa 13133, Jordan.
Akram Al-IbraheemDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Amman 11941, Jordan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0978-4716

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Targeted radioligand therapy (TRT) is an emerging theranostic modality in oncology. While well established in neuroendocrine and prostate cancers, its role in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains investigational. This systematic review summarizes current evidence evaluating TRT in lung cancer. Methods: A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)-guided systematic review of PubMed, Embase, and Scopus (2000-November 2025) was conducted. Original studies evaluating TRT in SCLC or NSCLC were included. Primary outcomes were tumor response, disease-control rate, and treatment-related toxicity. Secondary outcomes included progression-free survival, overall survival, and dosimetry. Risk of bias was assessed using the Risk Of Bias In Non-randomized Studies-of Interventions (ROBINS-I) tool. Results: From 2,453 records, 15 studies were included, reporting 358 lung cancer patients, of whom 105 received TRT. Disease-control rates reached up to 78% in mixed NSCLC/SCLC cohorts. In SCLC, somatostatin receptor-targeted peptide receptor radionuclide therapy demonstrated heterogeneous disease control (0-50%), with [ Discussion: TRT is a promising but experimental option for advanced lung cancer. Early efficacy signals exist for strong somatostatin receptor (SSTR)-targeted therapy in SCLC and FAP-targeted therapy in NSCLC, but evidence remains limited. Prospective trials with standardized protocols and dosimetry are needed to define TRT's role in lung cancer treatment.

Indexed as

NSCLCPRRTSCLCtargeted radionuclide therapytheranostics

Identifiers

PMID42079861
PMCPMC13129189

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.