Efficacy evaluation of prophylactic cranial irradiation for limited stage small‑cell lung cancer in the magnetic resonance imaging era: A meta‑analysis.

ABSTRACT: The role of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) in patients with limited-stage small-cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC) remains controversial in the era of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of PCI in the treatment of LS-SCLC in the era of MRI. The PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library databases were searched from the time of database creation until May 24, 2023, to identify clinical studies that evaluated the effectiveness of PCI in patients with LS-SCLC in the MRI era. The references of the obtained studies were also reviewed to identify clinical studies that were not discovered in the initial search. All studies were screened in accordance with the inclusion criteria, and the data were extracted and subjected to meta-analysis using STATA17.0

SUBMITTER: Shao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11726293 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature