Benefits of local consolidative treatment in oligometastases of solid cancers: a stepwise-hierarchical pooled analysis and systematic review

Abstract We conducted a meta-analysis of articles published in PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane library to investigate the effectiveness of local consolidative therapy (LCT) against oligometastases. Data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs), balanced studies, and all studies combined were a...

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Autores principales: Chai Hong Rim, In-Soo Shin, Sunmin Park, Hye Yoon Lee
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Sumario:Abstract We conducted a meta-analysis of articles published in PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane library to investigate the effectiveness of local consolidative therapy (LCT) against oligometastases. Data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs), balanced studies, and all studies combined were analyzed in a hierarchical manner. Pooled analyses of 31 studies (including seven randomized trials) investigating the effectiveness of LCT on overall survival revealed odds ratios of 3.04, 2.56, and 1.41 for all studies, balanced studies, and RCTs, respectively (all p < 0.05). The benefit of LCT was more prominent in patients with non-small cell lung and colorectal cancers than in those with prostate and small cell lung cancers. Moreover, the benefit of LCT was smaller in patients with high metastatic burdens (p = 0.054). In four of 12 studies with available information, additional grade ≥3 toxicities due to LCTs were reported. Overall, LCT is beneficial for patients with oligometastases, although such benefits are less evident in RCTs than in observational studies. Appropriate LCTs should be carefully selected considering their feasibility, disease type, and metastatic burden.