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Diarrhea with epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in cancer patients: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology . Feb2019, Vol. 134, p31-38. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Graphical abstract Highlights • This meta-analysis provided a comprehensive evaluation of diarrhea in patients with cancers receiving EGFR-TKIs. • Participants assigned to treatment with one of EGFR-TKIs daily. • EGFR-TKIs significantly increase the risk of developing diarrhea in cancer patients. • The risk of all-grade and high-grade diarrhea varies significantly within drug type. • The risk of all-grade diarrhea varies significantly according to tumor type. Abstract We performed an meta-analysis to fully investigate the diarrhea of EGFR-TKIs in cancer patients. The relevant studies of the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in cancer patients treated with EGFR-TKIs were retrieved and the systematic evaluation was conducted. EMBASE, MEDLINE, and PubMed were searched for articles published till August 2017. The relevant RCTs in cancer patients treated with EGFR-TKIs were retrieved and the systematic evaluation was conducted. Twenty-four RCTs and 13,748 patients were included. The current analysis suggested that the use of EGFR-TKIs increased the risk of all-grade diarrhea (RR 3.45; 95%CI, 2.94–4.06; p<0.00001) and high-grade (≥grade 3) diarrhea (RR 8.22;95%CI, 6.02–11.23; p<0.00001). On subgroup analysis, the risk of all-grade and high-grade diarrhea varied significantly within drug type. The risk of all-grade diarrhea varied significantly according to cancer type, whereas the risk of high-grade diarrhea did not. The risk of all-grade and high-grade diarrhea did not varied significantly based on treatment line, treatment duration and median age. The available data suggested that the use of EGFR-TKIs is associated with a significantly increased risk of diarrhea in cancer patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10408428
- Volume :
- 134
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 134687650
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.critrevonc.2018.12.001