Cryotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer: a review of the clinical effectiveness
Ho C, Nkansah E
Record ID 32011001312
English
Authors' recommendations:
Evidence is not sufficient to determine the benefits and harms of cryotherapy for NSCLC. No studies comparing the effect of cryotherapy with other treatment modalities for NSCLC were identified, and therefore it is difficult to determine the clinical value of the treatment. Longer follow-up to 5 years is also needed to draw a conclusion on the clinical effectiveness of cryotherapy. The combination of cryotherapy and chemotherapy has shown its effects on tumor growth in in vivo and in vitro experiments on human lung cancer models. This points to the possibility of future studies on combination therapy.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.cadth.ca/media/pdf/htis/Cryotherapy%20for%20Non-Small%20Cell%20Lung%20Cancer%20A%20Review%20of%20the%20Clinical%20Effectiveness.pdf
Year Published:
2008
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- Cryotherapy
- Lung Neoplasms
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Contact Address:
600-865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada. Tel: +1 613 226 2553; Fax: +1 613 226 5392;
Contact Name:
requests@cadth.ca
Contact Email:
requests@cadth.ca
Copyright:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
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