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Lillian Shahied

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Preoperative chemoradiotherapy for oesophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2004

Background: The benefit of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in oesophageal cancer has been extensively studied but data on survival are still equivocal. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery in the reduction of mortality in patients with resectable oesophageal cancer. Methods: Computerised bibliographic searches of MEDLINE and CANCERLIT (1970–2002) were supplemented with hand searches of reference lists. Study selection: Studies were included if they were randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing preoperative chemoradiotherapy plus surgery with surgery alone, and if they included patients with resectable histologically proven oesophageal cancer wit…

medicine.medical_specialtyEsophageal Neoplasmsmedicine.medical_treatmentlaw.inventionPostoperative ComplicationsRandomized controlled triallawChemotherapyHumansMedicineEsophageal NeoplasmAdjuvantRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicIntention-to-treat analysisRadiotherapybusiness.industryMortality rateGastroenterologyCancerOdds ratiomedicine.diseaseChemotherapy Adjuvant; Esophageal Neoplasms; Esophagectomy; Humans; Postoperative Complications; Radiotherapy Adjuvant; Randomized Controlled Trials; Survival Analysis; Treatment OutcomeSurvival AnalysisSurgeryEsophagectomyRadiation therapyOesophagusTreatment OutcomeChemotherapy AdjuvantEsophagectomyRandomized Controlled TrialChemotherapy; Adjuvant; Esophageal Neoplasms; Esophagectomy; Humans; Postoperative Complications; Radiotherapy; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Survival Analysis; Treatment OutcomeRadiotherapy AdjuvantPostoperative ComplicationSurvival AnalysibusinessChemoradiotherapyHumanGut
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When and how to treat acute hepatitis C?

2003

Background: Appropriate treatment of acute hepatitis C is still a matter of controversy due to the lack of large controlled trials. Aim: To assess the effectiveness of interferon as treatment for acute hepatitis C by meta-analysis. Methods: MEDLINE search (1985-2002) was supplemented with manual searches of reference lists. Studies were included if they were controlled trials comparing interferon to no treatment and if they included patients with either post-transfusion or sporadic acute hepatitis C. Twelve trials were analyzed (414 patients). The outcome assessed was the sustained virological response (SVR) rate (undetectable hepatitis C virus RNA in serum at least 6 months after cessation…

Chemotherapymedicine.medical_specialtyHepatologybusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentAcute hepatitis CAbsolute risk reductionGastroenterologyHepatitis CDiseasemedicine.diseaseAcute hepatitis C; Interferon; Sustained virological response; GastroenterologyConfidence intervalSurgerySustained virological responseInterferonInternal medicineAcute Disease; Antiviral Agents; Hepatitis C; Humans; InterferonsmedicineEtiologyInterferonViral diseasebusinessmedicine.drug
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