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Oral etoposide vs ABV: All‐cause mortality
- Population
- HIV‐infected adults with severe (T1) Kaposi's sarcoma
- Intervention
- Oral etoposide
- Comparison
- ABV
- Outcome
- All‐cause mortality
Oral etoposide showed no clear difference in mortality compared with ABV (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Oral etoposide vs ABV Mortality · HIV‐infected adults with severe (T1) Kaposi's sarcoma Oral etoposide showed no clear difference in mortality compared with ABV (moderate certainty). Treatment of severe or progressive Kaposi's sarcoma in HIV‐infected adults (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.08 [0.98, 1.19] | 1 study · 178 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment of severe or progressive Kaposi's sarcoma in HIV‐infected adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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