Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) + stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) vs WBRT: Local tumor control
Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) + stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) probably leads to lower local tumor control compared with WBRT (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) + stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) vs WBRT Local tumor control · people with brain metastases Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) + stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) probably leads to lower local tumor control compared with WBRT (moderate certainty). Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) alone versus WBRT and radiosurgery for the treatment of brain metastases (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | HR 0.27 [0.14, 0.52] | 2 studies · 129 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) alone versus WBRT and radiosurgery for the treatment of brain metastases 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.