Bisphosphonates vs placebo/observation: Bone metastases
Bisphosphonates showed no clear difference in bone metastases compared with placebo/observation (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Bisphosphonates vs placebo/observation Bone metastases · women with advanced breast cancer without bone metastases Bisphosphonates showed no clear difference in bone metastases compared with placebo/observation (moderate certainty). Bisphosphonates and other bone agents for breast cancer (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.96 [0.65, 1.43] | 3 studies · 330 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bisphosphonates and other bone agents for breast cancer 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.