[HTML][HTML] Diffuse optical spectroscopy for monitoring the responses of patients with breast cancer to neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a meta-analysis

YH Liu, LB Xue, YF Yang, TJ Zhao, Y Bai, BY Zhang… - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: This study aimed to investigate the potential of diffuse optical spectroscopy
(DOT) for monitoring the responses of patients with breast cancer to neoadjuvant
chemotherapy (NAC). Methods: We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Database of
Systematic Reviews, and Web of Science for relevant studies. Data were extracted for
pooled analysis, heterogeneity testing, threshold effect testing, sensitivity analysis,
publication bias analysis, and subgroup analysis. Results: The pooled meta-analysis of the …