Adjuvant radiotherapy for stage I endometrial cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis.

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The role of adjuvant radiotherapy in stage I endometrial cancer following surgery remains unclear. The management for these patients varies widely, particularly in stage I patients with different risk factors. Using the methodology of Cochrane Collaboration, we did a systematic and meta-analysis of all know randomised controlled trials which compared adjuvant radiotherapy versus no radiotherapy following surgery for patients with stage I endometrial cancer. The meta-analysis was carried out o...

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Authors: Kong, A; Simera, I; Collingwood, M; Williams, C; Kitchener, H

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology / ESMO
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 1595-1604
• Publication date: 2007-10-01
• DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdm066
• EISSN: 1569-8041
• ISSN: 0923-7534
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Neoplasm Staging; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Lymph Node Excision; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Female; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Endometrial Neoplasms; Cochrane Gynaecological Cancer Group