[Treatment of thoracic malignancy--results of meta-analyses].
Meta-analyses dealing with the treatment of thoracic malignancy (non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer and mesothelioma) were reviewed including isolated ones, based on individual data from clinical trials, or conducted in the context of a systematic review of the literature Their results have changed clinical practice, notably by validating radiochemotherapy for patients with unresectable limited diseases, adjuvant chemotherapy for resectable non-small cell lung cancer and by identifying the most active drugs. However it is important to understand the limits of their methodology in order to avoid inappropriate interpretations.
Sculier
J-P
JP
Service des Soins Intensifs & Oncologie Thoracique, Institut Jules Bordet, Bruxelles, Belgique. sculier@bordet.de
D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic