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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

61 questions · 61 findings · 7 reviews

No studies found 18 · 29.5%GRADE not reported 8 · 13.1%Very low 12 · 19.7%Low 9 · 14.8%Moderate 8 · 13.1%High 6 · 9.8%

Radiosurgery alone vs WBRT and radiosurgery

1‐Year radiosurgery‐targeted lesion controlNo. of participants: 602(4 RCTs) · patients with newly diagnosed multiple brain metastases

Radiosurgery alone leads to higher 1‐Year radiosurgery‐targeted lesion controlNo. of participants:… compared with WBRT and radiosurgery (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Radiosurgery alone vs WBRT and radiosurgery

1‐Year distant brain controlNo. of participants: 602(4 RCTs) · patients with newly diagnosed multiple brain metastases

Radiosurgery alone leads to higher 1‐Year distant brain controlNo. of participants: 602(4 RCTs) compared with WBRT and radiosurgery (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) + stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) vs WBRT

Overall survivalNo. of participants: 2631(8 RCTs) · patients with newly diagnosed multiple brain metastases

WBRT and radiosurgery showed no clear difference in overall survivalNo. of participants: 358(2 RCTs) compared with WBRT (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) + stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) vs WBRT

1‐Year overall brain control ratesNo. of participants: 400(3 RCTs) · patients with newly diagnosed multiple brain metastases

WBRT and radiosurgery leads to lower 1‐Year overall brain control ratesNo. of participants: 400(3 RCTs) compared with WBRT (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review