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