Table 1 Basic characteristics of included studies
Study | Design | Cancer type | Stage | No. of patients | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolf, 2017 | Retrospective | Glottic/supraglottic cancer | I-IV | 247 | RT vs. CCRT vs. S |
Stokes, 2017 | Retrospective | Larynx cancer | IV | 3542 | RT + S vs. CCRT vs. ICRT |
Low, 2017 | Retrospective | Laryngeal SCC | I | 105 | TLM vs. RT |
Peng, 2016 | Retrospective | Glottic cancer | I-II | 172 | RT vs. S |
Marchiano, 2016 | Retrospective | Subglottic SCC | I-IV | 576 | RT vs. S vs. RT + S |
De Santis, 2016 | Retrospective | Glottic cancer | I-II | 75 | TLM vs. RT |
Timmermans, 2015 | Retrospective | Laryngeal cancer | III-IV | 182 | S vs. CCRT vs. RT |
Timme, 2015 | Retrospective | Laryngeal cancer | III-IV | 71 | S vs. CCRT |
Li, 2015 | Retrospective | Laryngeal cancer | I-IV | 309 | RT vs. S vs. RT + S |
Grover, 2015 | Retrospective | Larynx cancer | IV | 969 | S vs. CCRT |
Hsin, 2014 | Retrospective | Laryngeal cancer | IV | 62 | S vs. CCRT |
Lefebvre, 2013 | Randomized | Larynx/Hypopharynx SCC | II-IV | 118 | CCRT vs. ICRT |
Forastiere, 2013 | Randomized | Larynx cancer | III-IV | 520 | CCRT vs. ICRT vs. RT |
Lefebvre, 2012 | Randomized | Hypopharyngeal SCC | II-IV | 194 | RT + S vs. ICRT |
Patel, 2011 | Retrospective | Larynx cancer | IV | 34 | CCRT vs. S |
Mahler, 2010 | Retrospective | Glottic cancer | I | 351 | RT vs. TLM |
Dinapoli, 2010 | Retrospective | Glottic cancer | I-II | 143 | RT vs. S |
Schrijvers, 2009 | Retrospective | Glottic laryngeal cancer | I | 100 | RT vs. TLM |
Thurnher, 2008 | Retrospective | Glottic laryngeal SCC | I | 337 | S vs. TLM vs. RT |
Boscolo-Rizzo, 2008 | Retrospective | Laryngeal cancer | III-IV | 112 | RT + S vs. CCRT |
Andreadis, 2007 | Retrospective | Laryngeal cancer | III-IV | 50 | ICRT vs. CCRT |
Bensadoun, 2006 | Randomized | Laryngeal cancer | III-IV | 163 | RT vs. CCRT |
Richard, 1998 | Randomized | Laryngeal cancer | III-IV | 68 | RT + S vs. ICRT |
Beauvillain, 1997 | Randomized | Hypopharyngeal cancer | III-IV | 90 | RT + S vs. S |
Bryant, 1995 | Retrospective | Glottic cancer | III | 97 | RT vs. RT + S |
Frank, 1994 | Retrospective | Hypopharyngeal SCC | I-IV | 109 | S vs. RT + S |
Jones, 1992 | Retrospective | Larynx cancer | III-IV | 147 | S vs. RT + S |
Wolf, 1991 | Randomized | Larynx cancer | III-IV | 166 | ICRT vs. CCRT |