The association between graded prognostic assessment and the prognosis of brain metastases after whole brain radiotherapy: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This meta-analysis aims to provide evidence-based medical evidence for formulating rational treatment strategies and evaluating the prognosis of brain metastasis (BM) patients by assessing the effectiveness of the graded prognostic assessment (GPA) model in predicting the survival prognosis of patients with BM after whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT).

Methods

A comprehensive search was conducted in multiple databases, including the China Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), PubMed, Wanfang database, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Embase. Cohort studies that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected. The quality of the included literature was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale, and all stat

SUBMITTER: Geng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10803601 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature