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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

383 questions · 397 findings · 37 reviews

No studies found 59 · 14.9%GRADE not reported 11 · 2.8%Very low 70 · 17.6%Low 86 · 21.7%Moderate 110 · 27.7%High 61 · 15.4%

Chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone

Overall survival (taxane‐containing doublet therapy vs taxane monotherapy) · advanced gastric adenocarcinoma

Chemotherapy showed no clear difference in overall survival (taxane‐containing doublet therapy vs taxane… compared with chemotherapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone

Progression‐free survival (PSF) · advanced gastric adenocarcinoma

Chemotherapy showed no clear difference in progression‐free survival (non‐taxane monotherapy vs taxane… compared with chemotherapy (low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone

Tumour response · advanced gastric adenocarcinoma

Chemotherapy showed no clear difference in tumour response rate (non‐taxane monotherapy vs taxane monotherapy) compared with chemotherapy (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone

Tumour response rate (taxane‐containing doublet therapy vs taxane monotherapy) · advanced gastric adenocarcinoma

It is very uncertain whether chemotherapy changes tumour response rate (taxane‐containing doublet therapy vs taxane… compared with chemotherapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination chemotherapy vs single‐agent chemotherapy

Radiotherapy compliance · people with resectable stage II and III rectal cancer undergoing preoperative chemoradiation followed by surgery

Combination chemotherapy probably leads to lower radiotherapy compliance compared with single‐agent chemotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination chemotherapy vs single‐agent chemotherapy

Chemotherapy compliance · people with resectable stage II and III rectal cancer undergoing preoperative chemoradiation followed by surgery

Combination chemotherapy leads to lower chemotherapy compliance compared with single‐agent chemotherapy (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery +/- radiotherapy + (adjuvant) chemotherapy vs Surgery +/- radiotherapy alone (observation or adjuvant radiotherapy only)

Overall survival, post-surgery chemotherapy vs surgery alone (no radiotherapy) · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer

Surgery +/- radiotherapy + (adjuvant) chemotherapy showed no clear difference in overall survival, adjuvant chemotherapy vs observation alone… compared with surgery +/- radiotherapy alone (observation or adjuvant radiotherapy… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery +/- radiotherapy + (adjuvant) chemotherapy vs Surgery +/- radiotherapy alone (observation or adjuvant radiotherapy only)

Disease-free survival · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer

Surgery +/- radiotherapy + (adjuvant) chemotherapy led to lower disease-free survival, adjuvant concurrent chemoradiation vs… compared with surgery +/- radiotherapy alone (observation or adjuvant radiotherapy…; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review