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 · 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
Progression‐free survival · palliative participants with esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma
Summary of findings table: chemotherapy or targeted therapy agent(s)… probably leads to lower progression‐free survival compared with control intervention alone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
Quality of life · palliative participants with esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma
1 finding from 1 review
Overall survival · palliative participants with AC of the esophagus
Summary of findings table (subcomparison 5): chemotherapy or… leads to lower overall survival compared with control intervention alone (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Progression‐free survival · palliative participants with AC of the esophagus
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table (subcomparison 5): chemotherapy or… changes progression‐free survival compared with control intervention alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Toxicity · palliative participants with AC of the esophagus
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table (subcomparison 5): chemotherapy or… changes toxicity compared with control intervention alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · palliative participants with AC of the esophagus
1 finding from 1 review
Overall survival · palliative participants with SCC of the esophagus
Summary of findings table (subcomparison 6): chemotherapy or… leads to lower overall survival compared with control intervention alone (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Progression‐free survival · palliative participants with SCC of the esophagus
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table (subcomparison 6): chemotherapy or… changes progression‐free survival compared with control intervention alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Toxicity · palliative participants with SCC of the esophagus
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table (subcomparison 6): chemotherapy or… changes toxicity compared with control intervention alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · palliative participants with SCC of the esophagus
1 finding from 1 review