Local nonsurgical therapies for stage 1 and symptomatic obstructive non–small-cell lung cancer

Ratko TA, Vats V, Brock J, Ruffner BW Jr, Aronson N
Record ID 32013000721
English
Authors' recommendations: Evidence on localized nonsurgical therapies for patients with stage I NSCLC who are not surgical candidates or who decline surgery consists only of single-arm studies, with no direct comparisons among interventions. The best evidence for NSCLC patients with endoluminal obstruction consists of poor-quality single RCTs for each comparison; we did not identify evidence that permitted us to draw conclusions based on indirect comparisons. Overall, evidence is insufficient to permit conclusions on the comparative effectiveness of local nonsurgical therapies for inoperable or operable patients with stage I NSCLC or inoperable NSCLC patients with endoluminal tumor causing pulmonary symptoms.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2013
URL for published report: http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/ehc/products/366/1531/lung-cancer-nonsurgical-therapies-report-130612.pdf
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English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: United States
MeSH Terms
  • Humans
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
  • Combined Modality Therapy
Contact
Organisation Name: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Contact Address: Center for Outcomes and Evidence Technology Assessment Program, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. Tel: +1 301 427 1610; Fax: +1 301 427 1639;
Contact Name: martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Contact Email: martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Copyright: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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