Question · asked by 1 review

Chemotherapy regimen A (+/- locoregional treatment) vs Chemotherapy regimen B (+/- locoregional treatment): Disease-free survival

Population
People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Intervention
Chemotherapy regimen A (+/- locoregional treatment)
Comparison
Chemotherapy regimen B (+/- locoregional treatment)
Outcome
Disease-free survival

What each review found

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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 3 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Chemotherapy regimen A (+/- locoregional treatment) vs Chemotherapy regimen B (+/- locoregional treatment)
Disease-free survival, chemotherapy regimen A vs regimen B · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer: chemotherapy (2021) · Cochrane All outcomes
Induction cisplatin+5-FU+docetaxel vs cisplatin+5-FU: disease-free survival HR 0.72 (95% CI 0.57 to 0.91, P = 0.006; Vermorken 2007). Prior to concurrent chemoradiation: Posner 2007 HR 0.71 (0.56 to 0.90, P = 0.005).…2 studiesGRADE not reported
Chemotherapy regimen A (+/- locoregional treatment) vs Chemotherapy regimen B (+/- locoregional treatment)
Disease-free survival, chemotherapy regimen A vs regimen B · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer: chemotherapy (2011) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD006386.PUB3, superseded
7 trials reported disease free survival; not pooled (heterogeneous regimens).7 studiesGRADE not reported
Chemotherapy regimen A (+/- locoregional treatment) vs Chemotherapy regimen B (+/- locoregional treatment)
Disease-free survival, chemotherapy regimen A vs regimen B · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer: chemotherapy (2010) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD006386.PUB2, superseded
7 trials reported disease free survival for head-to-head chemotherapy comparisons; not pooled (heterogeneous regimens).7 studiesGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer: chemotherapy
2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
2021-09Not listedNot assessed
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