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. 2024 Jun 27;13(6):1383–1395. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-24-414

Table 1. Summary of the search strategy.

Item Specification
Date of search October 1, 2023 to February 1, 2024
Databases and other sources searched PubMed, Web of Science, Elsevier, and ClinicalTrials.gov
Search terms used NSCLC, oligometastatic, advanced, EGFR, TKI, SBRT, SABR, RT, and local consolidative therapy
Timeframe From January 2009 to February 2024
Inclusion and exclusion criteria Inclusion criteria: English-language articles; randomized controlled trials, prospective or retrospective cohort studies, case reports or series, case-control studies and translational preclinical studies
Exclusion criteria: non-English language articles; editorial comments, abstracts, conference materials, review articles, guidelines, consensus statements, and study protocols
Selection process Study selection and full-text articles were assessed by X.Z. and S.Z.

NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; TKI, tyrosine kinase inhibitor; SBRT, stereotactic body radiation therapy; SABR, stereotactic ablative radiotherapy; RT, radiotherapy.