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281 questions in 50 reviews · Gynaecological, Neuro-oncology and Orphan Cancer

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No studies 281 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Large‐volume residual disease (LVRD) > 1 cm vs no macroscopic residual disease (NMRD)
Progression‐free survival · women with advanced EOC after primary IDS
Impact of residual disease as a prognostic factor for survival in women with advanced epithelial ovarian… (2022) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Vitamin K antagonist (VKA) prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis
Outcome: · ambulatory people with cancer without venous thromboembolism receiving systemic therapy
Oral anticoagulation in people with cancer who have no therapeutic or prophylactic indication for… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Vitamin K antagonist (VKA) prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis
Quality of life ‐ not reported · ambulatory people with cancer without venous thromboembolism receiving systemic therapy
Oral anticoagulation in people with cancer who have no therapeutic or prophylactic indication for… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis
Outcome: · ambulatory people with cancer without venous thromboembolism receiving systemic therapy
Oral anticoagulation in people with cancer who have no therapeutic or prophylactic indication for… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Low molecular weight heparin vs unfractionated heparin
Outcomes · people with cancer with venous thromboembolism (VTE)
Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in people with cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Fondaparinux vs heparin
Quality of life ‐ not reported · people with cancer with VTE
Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in people with cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Fondaparinux vs heparin
Postphlebitic syndrome ‐ not reported · people with cancer with VTE
Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in people with cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Fondaparinux vs heparin
Thrombocytopenia ‐ not reported · people with cancer with VTE
Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in people with cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Dalteparin vs tinzaparin
Outcomes · initial treatment in people with cancer with VTE
Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in people with cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Dalteparin vs tinzaparin
Quality of life ‐ not reported · initial treatment in people with cancer with VTE
Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in people with cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Dalteparin vs tinzaparin
Postphlebitic syndrome ‐ not reported · initial treatment in people with cancer with VTE
Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in people with cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Dalteparin vs tinzaparin
Thrombocytopenia ‐ not reported · initial treatment in people with cancer with VTE
Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in people with cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Low molecular weight heparin vs unfractionated heparin
Major bleeding ‐ not reported · people with cancer with venous thromboembolism (VTE)
Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in people with cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Low molecular weight heparin vs unfractionated heparin
Minor bleeding ‐ not reported · people with cancer with venous thromboembolism (VTE)
Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in people with cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Low molecular weight heparin vs unfractionated heparin
Quality of life ‐ not reported · people with cancer with venous thromboembolism (VTE)
Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in people with cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Low molecular weight heparin vs unfractionated heparin
Postphlebitic syndrome ‐ not reported · people with cancer with venous thromboembolism (VTE)
Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in people with cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Low molecular weight heparin vs unfractionated heparin
Thrombocytopenia ‐ not reported · people with cancer with venous thromboembolism (VTE)
Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in people with cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Fondaparinux vs heparin
Outcomes · people with cancer with VTE
Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in people with cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Bethanechol vs placebo
Rate of spontaneous voiding recovery 1 week after surgery
Postoperative interventions for preventing bladder dysfunction after radical hysterectomy in women with… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Suprapubic catheterisation vs intermittent self‐catheterisation
Time after surgery to post‐void residual volume of urine ≤ 50 mL (days)
Postoperative interventions for preventing bladder dysfunction after radical hysterectomy in women with… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Suprapubic catheterisation vs intermittent self‐catheterisation
Post‐void residual urine volume (mL) at 1 month after surgery
Postoperative interventions for preventing bladder dysfunction after radical hysterectomy in women with… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Suprapubic catheterisation vs intermittent self‐catheterisation
Subjective urinary symptoms
Postoperative interventions for preventing bladder dysfunction after radical hysterectomy in women with… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Bethanechol vs placebo
Quality of life (QoL)
Postoperative interventions for preventing bladder dysfunction after radical hysterectomy in women with… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Bethanechol vs placebo
Time after surgery to post‐void residual volume of urine ≤ 50 mL (days)
Postoperative interventions for preventing bladder dysfunction after radical hysterectomy in women with… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Bethanechol vs placebo
Adverse events
Postoperative interventions for preventing bladder dysfunction after radical hysterectomy in women with… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Bethanechol vs placebo
Urinary tract infections in the first month after surgery
Postoperative interventions for preventing bladder dysfunction after radical hysterectomy in women with… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Bethanechol vs placebo
Subjective urinary symptoms
Postoperative interventions for preventing bladder dysfunction after radical hysterectomy in women with… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Suprapubic catheterisation vs intermittent self‐catheterisation
Rate of spontaneous voiding recovery 1 week after surgery
Postoperative interventions for preventing bladder dysfunction after radical hysterectomy in women with… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Suprapubic catheterisation vs intermittent self‐catheterisation
Quality of life (QoL)
Postoperative interventions for preventing bladder dysfunction after radical hysterectomy in women with… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cediranib plus chemotherapy vs placebo plus chemotherapy
Economic evaluation ‐ not measured · women with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) targeting therapy for persistent, recurrent, or metastatic… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Apatinib plus chemotherapy or chemotherapy/brachytherapy vs chemotherapy or chemotherapy/brachytherapy
Specific adverse events: gastrointestinal perforations or fistulae ‐ not reported · women with recurrent or FIGO stage IVB cervical cancer
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) targeting therapy for persistent, recurrent, or metastatic… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Apatinib plus chemotherapy or chemotherapy/brachytherapy vs chemotherapy or chemotherapy/brachytherapy
Specific adverse events: haemorrhage ‐ not reported · women with recurrent or FIGO stage IVB cervical cancer
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) targeting therapy for persistent, recurrent, or metastatic… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Apatinib plus chemotherapy or chemotherapy/brachytherapy vs chemotherapy or chemotherapy/brachytherapy
Specific adverse events: thromboembolic events ‐ not reported · women with recurrent or FIGO stage IVB cervical cancer
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) targeting therapy for persistent, recurrent, or metastatic… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Apatinib plus chemotherapy or chemotherapy/brachytherapy vs chemotherapy or chemotherapy/brachytherapy
Serious adverse events ‐ not reported · women with recurrent or FIGO stage IVB cervical cancer
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) targeting therapy for persistent, recurrent, or metastatic… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Apatinib plus chemotherapy or chemotherapy/brachytherapy vs chemotherapy or chemotherapy/brachytherapy
Economic evaluation ‐ not measured · women with recurrent or FIGO stage IVB cervical cancer
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) targeting therapy for persistent, recurrent, or metastatic… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Pazopanib plus lapatinib vs lapatinib
Economic evaluation ‐ not measured · women with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) targeting therapy for persistent, recurrent, or metastatic… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Pazopanib vs lapatinib
Economic evaluation ‐ not measured · women with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) targeting therapy for persistent, recurrent, or metastatic… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
All intervention options · people with first recurrence of glioblastoma Interventions: bevacizumab (BEV), BEV + lomustine (LOM), regorafenib…
Treatment options for progression or recurrence of glioblastoma: a network meta‐analysis (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
All intervention options · people with first recurrence of glioblastoma Interventions: bevacizumab (BEV), BEV + lomustine (LOM), regorafenib…
Treatment options for progression or recurrence of glioblastoma: a network meta‐analysis (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
iMRI image‐guided surgery vs standard surgery
Adverse events · high‐grade glioma
Intraoperative imaging technology to maximise extent of resection for glioma: a network meta‐analysis (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Neuronavigation image‐guided surgery vs standard surgery
Overall survival · high‐grade glioma
Intraoperative imaging technology to maximise extent of resection for glioma: a network meta‐analysis (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Neuronavigation image‐guided surgery vs standard surgery
Progression‐free survival · high‐grade glioma
Intraoperative imaging technology to maximise extent of resection for glioma: a network meta‐analysis (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Neuronavigation image‐guided surgery vs standard surgery
Quality of life · high‐grade glioma
Intraoperative imaging technology to maximise extent of resection for glioma: a network meta‐analysis (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
iMRI image‐guided surgery vs standard surgery
Overall survival · high‐grade glioma
Intraoperative imaging technology to maximise extent of resection for glioma: a network meta‐analysis (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
iMRI image‐guided surgery vs standard surgery
Progression‐free survival · high‐grade glioma
Intraoperative imaging technology to maximise extent of resection for glioma: a network meta‐analysis (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
iMRI image‐guided surgery vs standard surgery
Quality of life · high‐grade glioma
Intraoperative imaging technology to maximise extent of resection for glioma: a network meta‐analysis (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
5‐ALA image‐guided surgery vs standard surgery
Adverse events · high‐grade glioma
Intraoperative imaging technology to maximise extent of resection for glioma: a network meta‐analysis (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
5‐ALA image‐guided surgery vs standard surgery
Overall survival · high‐grade glioma
Intraoperative imaging technology to maximise extent of resection for glioma: a network meta‐analysis (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
5‐ALA image‐guided surgery vs standard surgery
Progression‐free survival · high‐grade glioma
Intraoperative imaging technology to maximise extent of resection for glioma: a network meta‐analysis (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
5‐ALA image‐guided surgery vs standard surgery
Quality of life · high‐grade glioma
Intraoperative imaging technology to maximise extent of resection for glioma: a network meta‐analysis (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies