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TECHNOLOGY IN CANCER RESEARCH & TREATMENT
Volume 17, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1533033818798792
Keywords
melanoma brain metastases; ipilimumab; stereotactic radiosurgery; overall survival
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81572964, 81773354, 81502342, 81502194]
- Guangzhou Key Medical Discipline Construction Project
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Stereotactic radiosurgery provides effective local control, but high recurrence rate are observed while ipilimumab have shown promising improvements in survival in the treatment of melanoma brain metastases. This meta-analysis was done to review the clinical evidence regarding the combination of stereotactic radiosurgery and ipilimumab in the treatment of brain metastases from melanoma. Comprehensive research of the electronic databases (PubMed and Cochrane Library) was carried out in April 2017. Different combination of MESH headings and words were used. Review Manager was used to analyze the outcome data of interest. According to heterogeneity, fixed effects model or random effects model was adapted. Six retrospective studies comparing stereotactic radiosurgery plus ipilimumab with stereotactic radiosurgery alone were found. Total of 411 participants were included in this meta-analysis. Of that, 128 patients had received stereotactic radiosurgery thorn ipilimumab, while 283 patients had received stereotactic radiosurgery only. Stereotactic radiosurgery plus ipilimumab significantly improved survival when compared to stereotactic radiosurgery alone (hazard ratio: 0.74 [95% confidence interval: 0.56-0.99, P = .04]), with no significant increase in the incidence of adverse events (odds ratio 0.57 [95% confidence interval: 0.28-1.17, P = .12]). Stereotactic radiosurgery with ipilimumab is safe and effective treatment option and can be recommended for the treatment of brain metastases in patients with melanoma.
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