Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Pulmonary Oligometastases From Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Keiichi Jingu Haruo MatsushitaTakaya YamamotoRei UmezawaYojiro IshikawaNoriyoshi TakahashiYu KatagiriKazuya TakedaNoriyuki Kadoya

Published in: Technology in cancer research & treatment (2019)

Our meta-analysis indicated that local control of pulmonary oligometastases from colorectal cancer by stereotactic body radiotherapy was significantly worse than that of pulmonary metastases from other cancers; however, our results also indicated that good local control of pulmonary oligometastases from colorectal cancer can be achieved by dose escalation.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
systematic review
early stage
radiation therapy
locally advanced
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
meta analyses
rectal cancer