Which is the better treatment for lung metastases from giant cell tumor of bone, metastasectomy or non-metastasectomy? A systematic review

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• Conditions: ung metastases from giant cell tumor of bone

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000038826
• Lead Sponsor: ara Medical University

Brief Summary

The mortality of the patients was similar in the metastasectomy and the nonmetastasectomy groups; the proportion of patients in the metastasectomy group who died of disease was 7.1% (6 of 85) compared with 17.0% (9 of 53) in the non-metastasectomy group; the overall pooled OR was 0.64 (95% CI, 0.24-1.68; P=.360), and the heterogeneity I2 was 0% (Figure A, available in the online version of the article).

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-12-09
• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 138

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

The patients who had inoperable lung metastases and were treated with observation, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy, were excluded.We excluded studies without a comparison group, those without a report of tumor-related death, isolated case reports or case series including fewer than five patients and non-English and non-Japanese language abstracts. We did not place any restrictions on the date of publication.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Others,meta-analysis etc
• Study Design: Not specified