Development of the Korean Association for Lung Cancer Clinical Practice Guidelines : Recommendations on Radial Probe Endobronchial Ultrasound for Diagnosing Lung Cancer - An Updated Meta-Analysis

PURPOSE: Radial probe endobronchial ultrasound (RP-EBUS) accurately locates peripheral lung lesions (PLLs) during transbronchial biopsy (TBB). We performed an updated meta-analysis of the diagnostic yield of TBB for PLLs using RP-EBUS to generate recommendations for the development of the Korean Association of Lung Cancer guidelines.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We systematically searched MEDLINE and EMBASE (from January 2013 to December 2022), and performed a meta-analysis using R software. The diagnostic yield was evaluated by dividing the number of successful diagnoses by the total lesion number. Subgroup analysis was performed to identify related factors.

RESULTS: Forty-one studies with a total of 13,133 PLLs were included. The pooled diagnostic yield of RP-EBUS was 0.72 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.70 to 0.75). Significant heterogeneity was observed among studies (χ2=292.38, p < 0.01, I2=86.4%). In a subgroup analysis, there was a significant difference in diagnostic yield based on RP-EBUS findings (within, adjacent to, invisible), with a risk ratio of 1.45 (95% CI, 1.23 to 1.72) between within and adjacent to, 4.20 (95% CI, 1.89 to 9.32) between within and invisible, and 2.59 (95% CI, 1.32 to 5.01) between adjacent to and invisible. There was a significant difference in diagnostic yield based on lesion size, histologic diagnosis, computed tomography (CT) bronchus sign, lesion character, and location from the hilum. The overall complication rate of TBB with RP-EBUS was 6.8% (bleeding, 4.5%; pneumothorax, 1.4%).

CONCLUSION: Our study showed that TBB with RP-EBUS is an accurate diagnostic tool for PLLs with good safety profiles, especially for PLLs with within orientation on RP-EBUS or positive CT bronchus sign.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:56

Enthalten in:

Cancer research and treatment - 56(2024), 2 vom: 05. Apr., Seite 464-483

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kim, Soo Han [VerfasserIn]
Chung, Hyun Sung [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jinmi [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Mi-Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Min Ki [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Insu [VerfasserIn]
Eom, Jung Seop [VerfasserIn]

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Bronchoscopy
Journal Article
Lung neoplasms
Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis
Pulmonary nodule
Radial probe endobronchial ultrasound
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4143/crt.2023.749

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NLM365284386