Question · asked by 1 review

GM-CSF vs placebo or no treatment: Improvement in mucositis

Population
People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Intervention
GM-CSF
Comparison
placebo or no treatment
Outcome
Improvement in mucositis

Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) led to higher improvement in mucositis compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 4 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) vs Placebo or no treatment
Improvement in mucositis · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis · End of radiotherapy
Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) led to higher improvement in mucositis compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for treating oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment (2010) · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 4.23 [1.35, 13.24]1 study · 61 participantsGRADE not reported
Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) vs Placebo or no treatment
Improvement in mucositis · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis · 14 days
Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) showed no clear difference in improvement in mucositis compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for treating oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment (2010) · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 2.09 [0.77, 5.68]1 study · 51 participantsGRADE not reported
Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) vs Placebo or no treatment
Improvement in mucositis · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis · End of radiotherapy
Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) led to higher improvement in mucositis compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for treating oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment (2007) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD001973.PUB3, superseded
RR 4.23 [1.35, 13.24]1 study · 61 participantsGRADE not reported
Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) vs Placebo or no treatment
Improvement in mucositis · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis · 14 days
Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) showed no clear difference in improvement in mucositis compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for treating oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment (2007) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD001973.PUB3, superseded
RR 2.09 [0.77, 5.68]1 study · 51 participantsGRADE not reported

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for treating oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment
2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
2010-06Not listedNot assessed
How reviews are matched to this question

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