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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,106 questions · 1,152 findings · 69 reviews

No studies found 216 · 18.8%GRADE not reported 448 · 38.9%Very low 122 · 10.6%Low 195 · 16.9%Moderate 127 · 11%High 44 · 3.8%

Dose‐intensified chemotherapy vs ABVD‐like chemotherapy (with or without radiotherapy

Progression/relapse · Patients with untreated Hodgkin lymphoma (advanced stages)

Dose‐intensified chemotherapy probably leads to lower progression/relapse compared with ABVD‐like chemotherapy (with or without radiotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chemotherapy alone vs same chemotherapy plus radiotherapy

Death · Patients with untreated Hodgkin lymphoma (early and advanced stages)

Chemotherapy alone showed no clear difference in death compared with same chemotherapy plus radiotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chemotherapy alone vs same chemotherapy plus radiotherapy

Progression/relapse · Patients with untreated Hodgkin lymphoma (early and advanced stages)

Chemotherapy alone showed no clear difference in progression/relapse compared with same chemotherapy plus radiotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Boost vs no boost

Disease-free survival (new disease, progression or mortality) · breast‐conserving radiotherapy for breast cancer

Boost showed no clear difference in disease‐free survival: disease progression/mortality at 5 years compared with no boost (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Boost vs no boost

Cosmesis · breast‐conserving radiotherapy for breast cancer

Boost may leads to higher cosmesis, panel scored: fair or poor compared with no boost (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Boost vs no boost

Subgroup analysis: local control ‐ > 40 years old, recurrence at 5 years · breast‐conserving radiotherapy for breast cancer

Boost leads to lower subgroup analysis: local control ‐ > 40 years old, recurrence at 5… compared with no boost (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin), intravenous vs placebo

Dysphagia · Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region

Palifermin showed no clear difference in dysphagia compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Amifostine vs no treatment/placebo

Locoregional control · Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region

Amifostine showed no clear difference in locoregional tumour control compared with no treatment/placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Polaprezinc vs Azulene oral rinse

Disability of oral intake · Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region

Polaprezinc showed no clear difference in disability of oral intake compared with azulene oral rinse; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review