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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,109 questions · 1,155 findings · 70 reviews

No studies found 216 · 18.7%GRADE not reported 450 · 39%Very low 123 · 10.6%Low 195 · 16.9%Moderate 127 · 11%High 44 · 3.8%

Surgery plus radiotherapy vs Radiotherapy alone

Adverse events associated with treatment · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer
1 finding from 1 review

Lower total dose radiotherapy (67.2 Gy over 5.6 weeks) vs conventional dose RT

Locoregional control · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…

Lower total dose radiotherapy (67.2 Gy over 5.6 weeks) showed no clear difference in locoregional control compared with conventional/standard total dose radiotherapy (72 Gy); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Lower total dose radiotherapy (67.2 Gy over 5.6 weeks) vs conventional dose RT

Total mortality · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…

Lower total dose radiotherapy (67.2 Gy over 5.6 weeks) showed no clear difference in total mortality compared with conventional/standard total dose radiotherapy (72 Gy); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Hysterectomy (simple or radical) with chemoradiotherapy vs chemoradiotherapy alone

Death (all causes) · women with locally advanced cervical cancer

It is very uncertain whether hysterectomy (simple or radical) with chemoradiotherapy changes overall survival Median compared with chemoradiotherapy alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hysterectomy (simple or radical) with chemoradiotherapy vs chemoradiotherapy alone

Progression or event‐free survival Median · women with locally advanced cervical cancer

It is very uncertain whether hysterectomy (simple or radical) with chemoradiotherapy changes progression or event‐free survival Median compared with chemoradiotherapy alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hysterectomy (simple or radical) with chemoradiotherapy vs internal radiotherapy (brachytherapy) with chemoradiotherapy

Death (all causes) · women with locally advanced cervical cancer

Hysterectomy (simple or radical) with chemoradiotherapy showed no clear difference in overall survival Median compared with internal radiotherapy (brachytherapy) with chemoradiotherapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hysterectomy (simple or radical) with chemoradiotherapy vs internal radiotherapy (brachytherapy) with chemoradiotherapy

Progression or event‐free survival Median · women with locally advanced cervical cancer

Hysterectomy (simple or radical) with chemoradiotherapy showed no clear difference in progression or event‐free survival Median compared with internal radiotherapy (brachytherapy) with chemoradiotherapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hysterectomy (simple or radical) with chemoradiotherapy vs internal radiotherapy (brachytherapy) with chemoradiotherapy

Severe late complications · women with locally advanced cervical cancer

Hysterectomy (simple or radical) with chemoradiotherapy may leads to higher severe late complications compared with internal radiotherapy (brachytherapy) with chemoradiotherapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hyperfractionated/accelerated split-course radiotherapy vs Accelerated radiotherapy with concomitant boost

Total mortality · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
1 finding from 1 review

Higher total dose radiotherapy (76.8 Gy over 6.4 weeks) vs conventional dose RT

Total mortality · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…

Higher total dose radiotherapy (76.8 Gy over 6.4 weeks) showed no clear difference in total mortality compared with conventional/standard total dose radiotherapy (72 Gy); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Hyperfractionated/accelerated/split-course radiotherapy vs Conventional (standard) fractionation radiotherapy

Total mortality · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…

Hyperfractionated/accelerated/split-course radiotherapy showed no clear difference in total mortality compared with conventional (standard) fractionation radiotherapy; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Hyperfractionated/accelerated/split-course radiotherapy vs Conventional (standard) fractionation radiotherapy

Disease-free survival · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
1 finding from 1 review

Hyperfractionated/accelerated split-course radiotherapy vs Accelerated radiotherapy with concomitant boost

Locoregional control · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
1 finding from 1 review