Clinical prognostic factors in surgically treated oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the concept of oligometastatic (OM) disease was introduced in the oncological scenario of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), these patients progressively became a new category of stage IV NSCLC in whom the multimodality approach, including surgery, may improve prognosis. This systematic review aimed to investigate the clinical prognostic factors in OM-NSCLC surgically treated with radical intent.

Methods

This systematic review is reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Cochrane's Collaboration Tool was used to determine the risk of bias for the included studies' primary outcome. A search strategy using a combination of free-text words, relevant MeSH headings and appropriate restrictions (

SUBMITTER: Bertolaccini L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8350109 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature