Shuai Lin1,2, Jun Shen3, Wanjun Zhao1, Xiaofei Wang1, Xiaoqing Wang2, Jingqiang Zhu1. 1. Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. 2. Department of Thyroid Breast Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China. 3. Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: At present, most of the targeted therapies for thyroid carcinoma are in the clinical trial stage, and there is still no strong evidence to confirm their clinical effect. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the outcome of targeted therapies and provide quantitative evidence. METHOD: Ovid, PubMed, EMBAS, ClinicalTrails.gov, and Cochrane Library electronic databases were searched until September 1, 2019. Randomized controlled studies (RCTs) studies that compared the treatment of thyroid carcinoma with the targeted therapies of utility and complications were analyzed. RESULTS: The study included 5 studies with a total of 1,615 patients, with 991 cases in the drug group and 624 cases in the placebo group. The meta-analysis indicated that compared with the placebo group, the progression-free survival (PFS) rate of the drug group was significantly improved. The PFS of the drug group was 10.8 to 30.5 months, compared with 4 to 19.3 months for the placebo group (6 months PFS: OR =3.23, 95% CI: 2.57 to 4.05, P<0.00001, 12 months PFS: OR =3.38, 95% CI: 2.58 to 4.42, P<0.00001, 18 months PFS: OR =2.48, 95% CI: 1.74 to 3.54, P<0.00001). Overall survival (OS) did not differ significantly in the study (6 months: OR =1.53, 95% CI: 1.00 to 2.35, P=0.05, 12 months: OR =1.26, 95% CI: 0.94 to 1.69, P=0.12, 18 months: OR =1.11, 95% CI: 0.87 to 1.42, P=0.39). The incidence of adverse reactions in the drug group was significantly higher than that in the placebo group (OR =4.76, 95% CI: 3.45 to 6.57, P<0.00001), and the subgroup of adverse reactions was still significantly higher than that in the placebo group. CONCLUSIONS: This meta-analysis revealed that the targeted drugs can significantly prolong PFS in patients with thyroid carcinoma, but the targeted drugs did not prolong the OS. Although the incidence of adverse reactions was significantly higher than that of the placebo group, the patients were still tolerable in drug group. 2019 Annals of Translational Medicine. All rights reserved.
BACKGROUND: At present, most of the targeted therapies for thyroid carcinoma are in the clinical trial stage, and there is still no strong evidence to confirm their clinical effect. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the outcome of targeted therapies and provide quantitative evidence. METHOD: Ovid, PubMed, EMBAS, ClinicalTrails.gov, and Cochrane Library electronic databases were searched until September 1, 2019. Randomized controlled studies (RCTs) studies that compared the treatment of thyroid carcinoma with the targeted therapies of utility and complications were analyzed. RESULTS: The study included 5 studies with a total of 1,615 patients, with 991 cases in the drug group and 624 cases in the placebo group. The meta-analysis indicated that compared with the placebo group, the progression-free survival (PFS) rate of the drug group was significantly improved. The PFS of the drug group was 10.8 to 30.5 months, compared with 4 to 19.3 months for the placebo group (6 months PFS: OR =3.23, 95% CI: 2.57 to 4.05, P<0.00001, 12 months PFS: OR =3.38, 95% CI: 2.58 to 4.42, P<0.00001, 18 months PFS: OR =2.48, 95% CI: 1.74 to 3.54, P<0.00001). Overall survival (OS) did not differ significantly in the study (6 months: OR =1.53, 95% CI: 1.00 to 2.35, P=0.05, 12 months: OR =1.26, 95% CI: 0.94 to 1.69, P=0.12, 18 months: OR =1.11, 95% CI: 0.87 to 1.42, P=0.39). The incidence of adverse reactions in the drug group was significantly higher than that in the placebo group (OR =4.76, 95% CI: 3.45 to 6.57, P<0.00001), and the subgroup of adverse reactions was still significantly higher than that in the placebo group. CONCLUSIONS: This meta-analysis revealed that the targeted drugs can significantly prolong PFS in patients with thyroid carcinoma, but the targeted drugs did not prolong the OS. Although the incidence of adverse reactions was significantly higher than that of the placebo group, the patients were still tolerable in drug group. 2019 Annals of Translational Medicine. All rights reserved.
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