Nodal stage migration and prognosis in anal cancer: a systematic review, meta-regression, and simulation study.
dc.contributor.author | Sekhar, Hema | |
dc.contributor.author | Zwahlen, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Trelle, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Malcomson, Lee | |
dc.contributor.author | Kochhar, Rohit | |
dc.contributor.author | Saunders, Mark P | |
dc.contributor.author | Sperrin, M | |
dc.contributor.author | van Herk, Marcel | |
dc.contributor.author | Sebag-Montefiore, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Egger, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Renehan, Andrew G | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-08T11:35:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-09-08T11:35:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-08-09 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nodal stage migration and prognosis in anal cancer: a systematic review, meta-regression, and simulation study. 2017 Lancet Oncol | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1474-5488 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 28802802 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30456-4 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10541/620552 | |
dc.description.abstract | In patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the anus (SCCA), lymph node positivity (LNP) indicates poor prognosis for survival and is central to radiotherapy planning. Over the past three decades, LNP proportion has increased, mainly reflecting enhanced detection with newer imaging modalities; a process known as nodal stage migration. If accompanied by constant T stage distributions, prognosis for both lymph node-positive and lymph node-negative groups may improve without any increase in overall survival for individual patients; a paradox termed the Will Rogers phenomenon. Here, we aim to systematically evaluate the impact of nodal stage migration on survival in SCCA and address a novel hypothesis that this phenomenon results in reduced prognostic discrimination. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.rights | Archived with thanks to The Lancet. Oncology | en |
dc.title | Nodal stage migration and prognosis in anal cancer: a systematic review, meta-regression, and simulation study. | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.department | Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK | en |
dc.identifier.journal | The Lancet Oncology | en |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-05-01T15:12:33Z | |
html.description.abstract | In patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the anus (SCCA), lymph node positivity (LNP) indicates poor prognosis for survival and is central to radiotherapy planning. Over the past three decades, LNP proportion has increased, mainly reflecting enhanced detection with newer imaging modalities; a process known as nodal stage migration. If accompanied by constant T stage distributions, prognosis for both lymph node-positive and lymph node-negative groups may improve without any increase in overall survival for individual patients; a paradox termed the Will Rogers phenomenon. Here, we aim to systematically evaluate the impact of nodal stage migration on survival in SCCA and address a novel hypothesis that this phenomenon results in reduced prognostic discrimination. |