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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

3,234 questions · 3,357 findings · 396 reviews

No studies found 803 · 23.9%GRADE not reported 270 · 8%Very low 757 · 22.5%Low 859 · 25.6%Moderate 486 · 14.5%High 182 · 5.4%

Summary of findings table (subcomparison 3): chemotherapy agent(s) plus control intervention vs control intervention

Toxicity · palliative participants with esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table (subcomparison 3): chemotherapy agent(s)… changes toxicity compared with control intervention alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table (subcomparison 4): targeted therapy agent plus control intervention vs control intervention

Overall survival · palliative participants with esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma

Summary of findings table (subcomparison 4): targeted therapy agent… leads to lower overall survival compared with control intervention alone (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table (subcomparison 4): targeted therapy agent plus control intervention vs control intervention

Progression‐free survival · palliative participants with esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma

Summary of findings table (subcomparison 4): targeted therapy agent… probably leads to lower progression‐free survival compared with control intervention alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table (subcomparison 4): targeted therapy agent plus control intervention vs control intervention

Toxicity · palliative participants with esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table (subcomparison 4): targeted therapy agent… changes toxicity compared with control intervention alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table (subcomparison 5): chemotherapy or targeted therapy agent(s) plus control intervention vs control intervention

Toxicity · palliative participants with esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table: chemotherapy or targeted therapy agent(s)… changes toxicity compared with control intervention alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: urate oxidase vs allopurinol

Incidence of clinical tumour lysis syndrome · children with haematological malignancy at risk of tumour lysis syndrome

Summary of findings: urate oxidase showed no clear difference in incidence of clinical tumour lysis syndrome ( compared with allopurinol (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: urate oxidase vs allopurinol

Mortality due to tumour lysis syndrome · children with haematological malignancy at risk of tumour lysis syndrome

Summary of findings: urate oxidase may leads to lower mortality due to tumour lysis syndrome ( compared with allopurinol (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: urate oxidase vs allopurinol

Organ system failure ‐ Renal insufficiency leading to replacement therapy · children with haematological malignancy at risk of tumour lysis syndrome

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: urate oxidase changes renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy ( compared with allopurinol (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral vs intravenous fluoropyrimidines

Grade ≥ 3 neutropenia/granulocytopenia · Patients treated with palliative intent for inoperable advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer with chemotherapy

Oral may leads to lower grade ≥ 3 neutropenia/granulocytopenia compared with intravenous fluoropyrimidines (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review