PMID- 32846789 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200914 LR - 20221005 IS - 1536-5964 (Electronic) IS - 0025-7974 (Print) IS - 0025-7974 (Linking) VI - 99 IP - 34 DP - 2020 Aug 21 TI - A meta-analysis comparing stereotactic body radiotherapy vs conventional radiotherapy in inoperable stage I non-small cell lung cancer. PG - e21715 LID - 10.1097/MD.0000000000021715 [doi] LID - e21715 AB - BACKGROUND: Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) superseded conventional radiotherapy (CRT) for the treatment of patients with inoperable early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) over a decade ago. However, the direct comparisons of the outcomes of SBRT and CRT remain controversial. This meta-analysis was performed to compare the survival and safety of SBRT and CRT in patients with inoperable stage I NSCLC. METHODS: We systematically searched the Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, Ovid MEDLINE, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Google Scholar for relevant articles. Overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), lung cancer-specific survival (LCSS), local control rate (LCR) and adverse effects (AEs) were the primary outcomes. RESULTS: We identified 11,110 articles, 17 of which were eventually included in this study; these 17 articles had 17,973 patients (SBRT: 7395; CRT: 10,578). Compared to CRT for the treatment of inoperable stage I NSCLC, SBRT had superior survival in terms of OS (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.66, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.62-0.70, P < .00001), LCSS (HR: 0.42 [0.35-0.50], P < .00001), and PFS (HR: 0.34 [0.25-0.48], P < .00001). The 4-year OS rate (OSR); 4-year LCSS rate (LCSSR); 3-year local control rate (LCR); 5-year PFS rate (PFSR) with SBRT were all higher than those with CRT. With regard to all-grade AEs, the SBRT group had a significantly lower rate of dyspnea, esophagitis and radiation pneumonitis; no significant difference was found in grade 3-5 AEs (risk ratio [RR]: 0.68 [0.30-1.53], P = .35). CONCLUSIONS: With better survival and a lower rate of dyspnea, esophagitis and radiation pneumonitis than CRT, SBRT appears to be more suitable for patients with inoperable stage I NSCLC. FAU - Li, Can AU - Li C AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University. AD - Jiangxi medical college, Nanchang University. FAU - Wang, Li AU - Wang L AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University. AD - Jiangxi medical college, Nanchang University. FAU - Wu, Qian AU - Wu Q AD - Jiangxi medical college, Nanchang University. FAU - Zhao, Jiani AU - Zhao J AD - Jiangxi medical college, Nanchang University. FAU - Yi, Fengming AU - Yi F AD - Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. FAU - Xu, Jianjun AU - Xu J AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University. FAU - Wei, Yiping AU - Wei Y AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University. FAU - Zhang, Wenxiong AU - Zhang W AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis PL - United States TA - Medicine (Baltimore) JT - Medicine JID - 2985248R SB - IM MH - Age Factors MH - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/mortality/pathology/*radiotherapy MH - Humans MH - Lung Neoplasms/mortality/pathology/*radiotherapy MH - Neoplasm Staging MH - Progression-Free Survival MH - Proportional Hazards Models MH - Radiation Injuries/epidemiology MH - Radiosurgery/adverse effects/*methods MH - Survival Rate PMC - PMC7447473 COIS- The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties. EDAT- 2020/08/28 06:00 MHDA- 2020/09/15 06:00 PMCR- 2020/08/21 CRDT- 2020/08/28 06:00 PHST- 2020/08/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/09/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/08/21 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 00005792-202008210-00043 [pii] AID - MD-D-20-00351 [pii] AID - 10.1097/MD.0000000000021715 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Aug 21;99(34):e21715. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000021715.