thymoma
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Yokohama city university graduate school of medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Study selection, study design We will include an RCT and an observational study that compared surgery alone versus surgery plus postoperative radiation for stage II and III thymoma. A propensity score matched case-control study will be allowed. When an article evaluated stage I or IV patients along with stage II/III patient, the data for stage II/III subgroup should be extractable. An article will have to be written up as full articles, brief reports, or conference abstracts regardless of their primary end point. Non-English language reports will be excluded. Study selection, patient Patients with a pathologic or cytologic confirmed diagnosis of stage II and III thymoma will be included. Study selection, treatment The operation for stage II/III thymoma should be designed to completely resect the disease regardless of surgical procedure. Postoperative irradiation with any delivery method and radiation dosage will be allowed.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: not applicable
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hazard ratio of overall survival | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactNobuyuki Horita
Yokohama city university graduate school of medicine Department of pulmonology
Outcome results
None listed