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Surgery vs Radiotherapy alone: Disease-free survival
- Population
- Adults with oropharyngeal cancer
- Intervention
- Surgery
- Comparison
- Radiotherapy alone
- Outcome
- Disease-free survival
Surgery showed no clear difference in disease-free survival (new disease, progression, and mortality) compared with radiotherapy alone (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Surgery vs Radiotherapy alone Disease-free survival (new disease, progression, and mortality) · Adults with oropharyngeal cancer · 3 years Surgery showed no clear difference in disease-free survival (new disease, progression, and mortality) compared with radiotherapy alone (low certainty). Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers: surgical treatment (2023) · Cochrane All outcomes | HR 1.07 [0.27, 4.22] | 1 study · 68 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers: surgical treatment 2023 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2022-02 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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