Disease-free survival · resectable adenocarcinoma of the stomach, gastroesophageal junction, and lower esophagus
Perioperative chemotherapy showed no clear difference in disease‐free survival (landmark time 6 months) compared with primary surgery (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall survival by type of data ‐ Individual patient data · resectable adenocarcinoma of the stomach, gastroesophageal junction, and lower esophagus
Perioperative chemotherapy leads to lower overall survival by type of data ‐ Individual patient data compared with primary surgery (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall survival by type of data ‐ Aggregated data · resectable adenocarcinoma of the stomach, gastroesophageal junction, and lower esophagus
Perioperative chemotherapy probably leads to lower overall survival by type of data ‐ Aggregated data compared with primary surgery (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall survival by tumor site ‐ Esophagus · resectable adenocarcinoma of the stomach, gastroesophageal junction, and lower esophagus
Perioperative chemotherapy showed no clear difference in overall survival by tumor site ‐ Esophagus compared with primary surgery (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall survival by tumor site ‐ GE junction · resectable adenocarcinoma of the stomach, gastroesophageal junction, and lower esophagus
Perioperative chemotherapy leads to lower overall survival by tumor site ‐ GE junction compared with primary surgery (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall survival by tumor site ‐ Stomach · resectable adenocarcinoma of the stomach, gastroesophageal junction, and lower esophagus
Perioperative chemotherapy showed no clear difference in overall survival by tumor site ‐ Stomach compared with primary surgery (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall survival by chemo‐/radiotherapy ‐ Chemoradiotherapy · resectable adenocarcinoma of the stomach, gastroesophageal junction, and lower esophagus
Perioperative chemotherapy probably leads to lower overall survival by chemo‐/radiotherapy ‐ Chemoradiotherapy compared with primary surgery (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Death (all causes) · women with locally advanced cervical cancer
Hysterectomy (simple or radical) with neoadjuvant chemotherapy probably leads to lower overall survival Median compared with radiotherapy alone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Disease or progression‐free survival Median · women with locally advanced cervical cancer
Hysterectomy (simple or radical) with neoadjuvant chemotherapy showed no clear difference in disease‐ or progression‐free survival Median compared with radiotherapy alone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · women with locally advanced cervical cancer
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Severe adverse events and toxicity · women with locally advanced cervical cancer
Hysterectomy (simple or radical) with neoadjuvant chemotherapy showed no clear difference in severe adverse events and toxicity compared with radiotherapy alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall survival · people with metastatic CRC
Modern chemotherapy regimens probably leads to lower overall survival compared with 5‐flourouracil (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Progression‐free survival · people with metastatic CRC
Modern chemotherapy regimens leads to lower progression‐free survival compared with 5‐flourouracil (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Tumour response · people with metastatic CRC
Modern chemotherapy regimens leads to higher overall tumour response compared with 5‐flourouracil (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Severe adverse effects · people with metastatic CRC
Modern chemotherapy regimens probably leads to higher severe adverse effects compared with 5‐flourouracil (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall survival · palliative participants with esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma
Summary of findings table (subcomparison 3): chemotherapy agent(s)… probably leads to lower overall survival compared with control intervention alone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Progression‐free survival · palliative participants with esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
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
Quality of life · palliative participants with esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
450 participants
Very low
Overall survival · palliative participants with esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma
Summary of findings table: chemotherapy or targeted therapy agent(s)… leads to lower overall survival compared with control intervention alone (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review