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12 questions · 12 findings · 8 reviews · Childhood Cancer

No studies found 3 · 25%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 41.7%Moderate 4 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

Summary of findings table ‐ Calaspargase (11 doses, 2500 IU/m2, IV) vs PEG‐asparaginase (16 doses, 2500 IU/m2, IV)

Event‐free survival · children and adolescents (< 18 years of age) with first‐line ALL

Summary of findings table ‐ Calaspargase (11 doses, 2500 IU/m2, IV) showed no clear difference in event‐free survival compared with PEG‐asparaginase (16 doses, 2500 IU/m2, IV) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Intermittent PEG‐asparaginase treatment (8 doses, 1000 IU/m2, IM) vs continuous PEG‐asparaginase treatment (15 doses, 1000 IU/m2, IM)

Event‐free survival · children and adolescents (< 18 years of age) with first‐line ALL

Summary of findings table ‐ Intermittent PEG‐asparaginase treatment… showed no clear difference in event‐free survival compared with continuous PEG‐asparaginase treatment (15 doses, 1000 IU/m2, IM) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Low‐risk with additional PEG‐asp (6 doses, 2500 IU/m2, IV) vs low‐risk standard (2 doses, 2500 IU/m2, IV)

Event‐free survival · children and adolescents (< 18 years of age) with first‐line ALL

Summary of findings table ‐ Low‐risk with additional PEG‐asp (6… showed no clear difference in event‐free survival compared with low‐risk standard (2 doses, 2500 IU/m2, IV) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Dinutuximab‐containing immunotherapy vs usual care

Event‐free survival · People with high‐risk neuroblastoma pre‐treated with autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Dinutuximab‐containing immunotherapy probably leads to lower event‐free survival (reported as relapse, progressive disease,… compared with standard therapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Retinoic acid post‐consolidation therapy vs no further treatment

Event‐free survival · high‐risk neuroblastoma patients treated with autologous HSCT

Retinoic acid postconsolidation therapy showed no clear difference in event‐free survival (reported as relapse, disease progression, death… compared with no further treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

High‐dose chemotherapy followed by autologous haematopoietic cell transplantation vs conventional chemotherapy plus whole lung irradiation

Event‐free survival · children, adolescents, and young adults with primary metastatic Ewing sarcoma

High‐dose chemotherapy followed by autologous haematopoietic cell… showed no clear difference in event‐free survival (reported as number of participants with… compared with conventional chemotherapy plus whole lung irradiation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sodium thiosulfate vs no otoprotective intervention

Event‐free survival · children with cancer treated with platinum‐based therapy

Sodium thiosulfate showed no clear difference in event‐free survival with intravenous platinum (i.e. number of… compared with no otoprotective intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review