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228 questions · 231 findings · 20 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 32 · 13.9%GRADE not reported 4 · 1.7%Very low 46 · 19.9%Low 80 · 34.6%Moderate 53 · 22.9%High 16 · 6.9%

Summary of findings table (subcomparison 2): second‐line chemotherapy or targeted therapy agent(s) plus control intervention vs control intervention

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

Summary of findings table (subcomparison 2): second‐line… probably leads to lower overall survival compared with control intervention alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table (subcomparison 2): second‐line chemotherapy or targeted therapy agent(s) plus control intervention vs control intervention

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

Summary of findings table (subcomparison 2): second‐line… may leads to lower progression‐free survival compared with control intervention alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table (subcomparison 2): second‐line chemotherapy or targeted therapy agent(s) plus control intervention vs control intervention

Toxicity · palliative participants with esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma previously treated with chemotherapy

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table (subcomparison 2): second‐line… changes toxicity compared with control intervention alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anti‐EGFR antibody plus chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone

Grade 3 to 4 diarrhoea · treatment of relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer

It is very uncertain whether anti‐EGFR antibody plus chemotherapy changes toxicity: grade 3 or 4 diarrhoea compared with chemotherapy alone (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Anti‐EGFR antibody plus chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone

Grade ≥ 3 diarrhoea · treatment of relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer

It is very uncertain whether anti‐EGFR antibody plus chemotherapy changes toxicity: grade 3 or 4 diarrhoea ‐ seribantumab compared with chemotherapy alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anti‐EGFR antibody plus chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone

Toxicity: grade 3 or 4 nausea ± vomiting · treatment of relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer

Anti‐EGFR antibody plus chemotherapy showed no clear difference in toxicity: grade 3 or 4 nausea ± vomiting compared with chemotherapy alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review