Summary of findings table ‐ Postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) vs no PMRT: Locoregional recurrence
Summary of findings table ‐ Postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) may leads to lower local and regional recurrence (LRR) compared with no PMRT (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Summary of findings table ‐ Postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) vs no PMRT Local and regional recurrence (LRR) · women with breast cancer and one to three positive lymph nodes Summary of findings table ‐ Postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) may leads to lower local and regional recurrence (LRR) compared with no PMRT (low certainty). Post‐mastectomy radiotherapy for women with early breast cancer and one to three positive lymph nodes (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | HR 0.2 [0.13, 0.33] | 1 study · 552 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post‐mastectomy radiotherapy for women with early breast cancer and one to three positive lymph nodes 2023 · 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.