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19379938

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-4-21
pubmed:abstractText
Adjuvant radiotherapy after complete resection of localized, invasive thymic epithelial tumors is considered by many to be the standard of care, despite little supporting literature. We hypothesized that individual studies may lack statistical power to demonstrate a reduction in recurrence with this approach, but meta-analysis of published data may allow for more adequate statistical evaluation. Analysis of data from 592 patients with completely resected stage II or III thymic epithelial tumors, however, revealed no statistically significant reduction in recurrence after adjuvant radiotherapy (odds ratio 1.05; 95% confidence interval: 0.63 to 1.75; p = 0.840). Additionally, the majority of publications suggest that the most common sites of recurrence are the lung, pleura, and diaphragm, even when incompletely resected patients are included.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1552-6259
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1641-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Adjuvant radiotherapy for thymic epithelial tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Daniel and Gloria Blumenthal Cancer Center, Paramus, New Jersey 07652, USA. korsro@valleyhealth.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Meta-Analysis