Location of stage I-III non-small cell lung cancer and survival rate: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The association between the location of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and prognosis is a debated issue. Some studies have provided evidence of better prognosis of upper lobe tumors than lower to middle lobe tumors, while other studies have reported contrasting conclusions. The aim of this study was to further assess this association through a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched up to 27 January 2017. Patients pathologically diagnosed with stage I-III NSCLC with three or five-year survival data were included. The main meta-analysis compared differences in survival rates according to the primary tumor location using the Mantel-Haenszel method with a random effect mode

SUBMITTER: Lee HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6275821 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature