What do systematic reviews say?

Interferon + chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone

Interferon + chemotherapy may leads to higher overall survival compared with chemotherapy alone (low certainty).

• Interferon after surgery for women with advanced (Stage II‐IV) epithelial ovarian cancer 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 1.14
  2 studies · 244 participants
  Low

Chemotherapy with TKI vs chemotherapy alone

Chemotherapy with TKI showed no clear difference in overall survival (OS) compared with chemotherapy alone (moderate certainty).

• Angiogenesis inhibitors for the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.85 [0.68, 1.08]
  8 studies · 940 participants
  Moderate

Anti‐EGFR antibody plus chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone

Anti‐EGFR antibody plus chemotherapy showed no clear difference in overall survival compared with chemotherapy alone (moderate certainty).

• Epidermal growth factor receptor blockers for the treatment of ovarian cancer 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.93 [0.74, 1.18]
  4 studies · 658 participants
  Moderate

Bevacizumab plus chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone

Chemotherapy with bevacizumab leads to lower overall survival (OS) compared with chemotherapy alone (high certainty).

• Angiogenesis inhibitors for the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.73 [0.61, 0.86]
  5 studies · 778 participants
  High

EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) plus chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone

EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) plus chemotherapy showed no clear difference in overall survival compared with chemotherapy alone (low certainty).

• Epidermal growth factor receptor blockers for the treatment of ovarian cancer 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 1.25 [0.8, 1.95]
  1 study · 129 participants
  Low

Chemotherapy with TKI followed by TKI maintenance vs chemotherapy alone

Chemotherapy with TKI followed by TKI maintenance showed no clear difference in overall survival (OS) compared with chemotherapy alone (low certainty).

• Angiogenesis inhibitors for the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.86 [0.67, 1.11]
  1 study · 282 participants
  Low

Chemotherapy with TKI (peptide‐Fc fusion protein) vs chemotherapy alone

Chemotherapy with TKI (peptide‐Fc fusion protein) showed no clear difference in overall survival (OS) compared with chemotherapy alone (moderate certainty).

• Angiogenesis inhibitors for the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.92 [0.8, 1.06]
  3 studies · 1250 participants
  Moderate

Chemotherapy with TKI followed by TKI maintenance vs chemotherapy alone

Chemotherapy with TKI followed by TKI maintenance showed no clear difference in overall survival (OS) compared with chemotherapy alone (moderate certainty).

• Angiogenesis inhibitors for the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.99 [0.84, 1.17]
  2 studies · 1451 participants
  Moderate

Chemotherapy with bevacizumab followed by bevacizumab maintenance vs chemotherapy alone

Chemotherapy with bevacizumab followed by maintenance bevacizumab showed no clear difference in overall survival (OS) compared with chemotherapy alone (moderate certainty).

• Angiogenesis inhibitors for the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.97 [0.88, 1.07]
  2 studies · 2776 participants
  Moderate

Chemotherapy with bevacizumab followed by bevacizumab maintenance vs chemotherapy alone

Chemotherapy with bevacizumab followed by bevacizumab maintenance showed no clear difference in overall survival (OS) compared with chemotherapy alone (moderate certainty).

• Angiogenesis inhibitors for the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.9 [0.79, 1.02]
  3 studies · 1564 participants
  Moderate

Chemotherapy with TKI (peptide‐Fc fusion protein) followed by TKI maintenance vs chemotherapy alone

Chemotherapy with TKI (peptide‐Fc fusion protein) followed by TKI… showed no clear difference in overall survival (OS) compared with chemotherapy alone (moderate certainty).

• Angiogenesis inhibitors for the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.99 [0.79, 1.25]
  1 study · 1015 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi with chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone

• Poly(ADP‐ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors for the treatment of ovarian cancer 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 1 participants
  GRADE not reported

Hysterectomy (radical) with neoadjuvant chemotherapy vs chemoradiotherapy alone

Hysterectomy (radical) with neoadjuvant chemotherapy showed no clear difference in overall survival Median compared with chemoradiotherapy alone (moderate certainty).

• Hysterectomy with radiotherapy or chemotherapy or both for women with locally advanced cervical cancer 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.94 [0.76, 1.16]
  2 studies · 1253 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings table ‐ Newly‐diagnosed EOC: PARPi with chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Poly(ADP‐ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors for the treatment of ovarian cancer 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Hysterectomy (simple or radical) with neoadjuvant chemotherapy vs Radiotherapy alone

Hysterectomy (simple or radical) with neoadjuvant chemotherapy probably leads to lower overall survival Median compared with radiotherapy alone (moderate certainty).

• Hysterectomy with radiotherapy or chemotherapy or both for women with locally advanced cervical cancer 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.71 [0.55, 0.93]
  3 studies · 571 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings 1: PLD with chemotherapy vs PLD alone

Summary of findings 3: PLD with chemotherapy showed no clear difference in overall survival (OS) compared with PLD alone (moderate certainty).

• Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.92 [0.7, 1.21]
  1 study · 242 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings 2: PLD alone vs other conventional chemotherapy

Summary of findings 2: PLD alone showed no clear difference in overall survival (OS) compared with other conventional chemotherapy (moderate certainty).

• Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.96 [0.77, 1.19]
  6 studies · 1995 participants
  Moderate

EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) vs observation

EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) showed no clear difference in overall survival compared with observation alone (low certainty).

• Epidermal growth factor receptor blockers for the treatment of ovarian cancer 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.99 [0.81, 1.2]
  1 study · 835 participants
  Low

Hysterectomy (simple or radical) with chemoradiotherapy vs chemoradiotherapy alone

It is very uncertain whether hysterectomy (simple or radical) with chemoradiotherapy changes overall survival Median compared with chemoradiotherapy alone (very low certainty).

• Hysterectomy with radiotherapy or chemotherapy or both for women with locally advanced cervical cancer 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 102 participants
  Very low

Hysterectomy (simple or radical) with radiotherapy vs Radiotherapy alone

Hysterectomy (simple or radical) with radiotherapy showed no clear difference in overall survival Median compared with radiotherapy alone (low certainty).

• Hysterectomy with radiotherapy or chemotherapy or both for women with locally advanced cervical cancer 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.89 [0.61, 1.29]
  1 study · 256 participants
  Low