Locoregional control · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
Pre-operative radiotherapy (plus surgery) showed no clear difference in locoregional control compared with surgery alone; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.63 [0.28, 1.46]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Overall survival · people with single or solitary brain metastasis
It is very uncertain whether surgery plus whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) changes overall survival compared with stereotactic radiosurgery (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) · people with single or solitary brain metastasis
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · people with single or solitary brain metastasis
It is very uncertain whether surgery plus whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) changes adverse events compared with stereotactic radiosurgery (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events (moderate) · people with single or solitary brain metastasis
It is very uncertain whether surgery plus whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) changes adverse events (moderate) compared with stereotactic radiosurgery (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events (severe) · people with single or solitary brain metastasis
It is very uncertain whether surgery plus whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) changes adverse events (severe) compared with stereotactic radiosurgery (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Progression‐free survival ‐ not measured · people with single or solitary brain metastasis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) · people with single or solitary brain metastasis
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
1 study · 1 participants
Very low
Overall survival · people with single or solitary brain metastasis
Surgery plus whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) showed no clear difference in overall survival compared with stereotactic radiosurgery plus WBRT (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events (moderate) · people with single or solitary brain metastasis
It is very uncertain whether surgery plus whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) changes adverse events (moderate) compared with stereotactic radiosurgery plus WBRT (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Progression‐free survival · people with single or solitary brain metastasis
Surgery plus whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) showed no clear difference in progression‐free survival compared with stereotactic radiosurgery plus WBRT (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall survival, induction cisplatin + 5-fluorouracil + docetaxel prior to concurrent chemoradiation (cisplatin) vs concurrent chemoradiation (cisplatin) · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Induction chemotherapy plus locoregional treatment (radiotherapy… showed no clear difference in overall survival, induction cisplatin + 5-fluorouracil + docetaxel… compared with locoregional treatment (radiotherapy and/or surgery) alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional control · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Induction chemotherapy plus locoregional treatment (radiotherapy… led to lower locoregional control, induction cisplatin + 5-fluorouracil +… compared with locoregional treatment (radiotherapy and/or surgery) alone; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.80 [0.64, 0.99]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Overall survival, induction platinum + 5-fluorouracil prior to surgery vs surgery alone · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Induction chemotherapy plus locoregional treatment (radiotherapy… showed no clear difference in overall survival, induction platinum + 5-fluorouracil prior to… compared with locoregional treatment (radiotherapy and/or surgery) alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall survival, induction cisplatin + 5-fluorouracil prior to concurrent chemoradiation (cisplatin) vs concurrent chemoradiation (cisplatin) · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Induction chemotherapy plus locoregional treatment (radiotherapy… showed no clear difference in overall survival, induction cisplatin + 5-fluorouracil prior to… compared with locoregional treatment (radiotherapy and/or surgery) alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review