Question · asked by 1 review

Temsirolimus + IFN‐α vs IFN (+ placebo) (targeted agent + classic immunotherapy versus classic immunotherapy): Overall survival (absolute effect size estimates based on survival rate at 12 months)

Temsirolimus + IFN‐α showed no clear difference in overall survival (absolute effect size estimates based on survival… compared with IFN‐α (targeted agent + classic immunotherapy versus classic… (low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Temsirolimus + IFN‐α vs IFN‐α (targeted agent + classic immunotherapy versus classic immunotherapy)
Overall survival (absolute effect size estimates based on survival rate at 12 months) · Treatment‐naïve metastatic renal cell carcinoma (any cell type [80% clear cell])
Temsirolimus + IFN‐α showed no clear difference in overall survival (absolute effect size estimates based on survival… compared with IFN‐α (targeted agent + classic immunotherapy versus classic… (low certainty).
Targeted therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 0.93 [0.75, 1.15]1 study · 417 participantsLow

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Targeted therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma
2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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