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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

57 questions · 57 findings · 7 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 3.5%Very low 10 · 17.5%Low 18 · 31.6%Moderate 18 · 31.6%High 9 · 15.8%

Combination chemotherapy vs single‐agent chemotherapy

Chemotherapy compliance · people with resectable stage II and III rectal cancer undergoing preoperative chemoradiation followed by surgery

Combination chemotherapy leads to lower chemotherapy compliance compared with single‐agent chemotherapy (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination chemotherapy vs single‐agent chemotherapy

Overall survival (3 years) · people with resectable stage II and III rectal cancer undergoing preoperative chemoradiation followed by surgery

It is very uncertain whether combination chemotherapy changes overall survival (3 years) compared with single‐agent chemotherapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination chemotherapy vs single‐agent chemotherapy

Disease-free survival · people with resectable stage II and III rectal cancer undergoing preoperative chemoradiation followed by surgery

It is very uncertain whether combination chemotherapy changes disease‐free survival (3 years) compared with single‐agent chemotherapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination chemotherapy vs single‐agent chemotherapy

Complete response rate after preoperative chemoradiation (ypCR) · people with resectable stage II and III rectal cancer undergoing preoperative chemoradiation followed by surgery

Combination chemotherapy leads to higher complete response rate after preoperative chemoradiation (ypCR) compared with single‐agent chemotherapy (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination chemotherapy vs single‐agent chemotherapy

Toxicity ‐ early adverse events G3/4 · people with resectable stage II and III rectal cancer undergoing preoperative chemoradiation followed by surgery

Combination chemotherapy probably leads to higher toxicity ‐ early adverse events G3/4 compared with single‐agent chemotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination chemotherapy vs single‐agent chemotherapy

Metastases intra‐abdominal · people with resectable stage II and III rectal cancer undergoing preoperative chemoradiation followed by surgery

Combination chemotherapy showed no clear difference in metastases intra‐abdominal compared with single‐agent chemotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination chemotherapy vs single‐agent chemotherapy

Radiotherapy compliance · people with resectable stage II and III rectal cancer undergoing preoperative chemoradiation followed by surgery

Combination chemotherapy probably leads to lower radiotherapy compliance compared with single‐agent chemotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings 1: PLD with chemotherapy vs alternative combination chemotherapy

Overall survival (OS) · platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC

Summary of findings 1: PLD with chemotherapy showed no clear difference in overall survival (OS) compared with alternative combination chemotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings 1: PLD with chemotherapy vs alternative combination chemotherapy

Progression‐free survival · platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC

Summary of findings 1: PLD with chemotherapy probably leads to lower progression‐free survival (PFS) compared with alternative combination chemotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings 1: PLD with chemotherapy vs alternative combination chemotherapy

Adverse events (grade ≥ 3) · platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC

Summary of findings 1: PLD with chemotherapy showed no clear difference in overall severe adverse events (grade ≥ 3) compared with alternative combination chemotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings 1: PLD with chemotherapy vs alternative combination chemotherapy

Hand‐foot syndrome (grade ≥ 3) · platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings 1: PLD with chemotherapy changes hand‐foot syndrome (grade ≥ 3) compared with alternative combination chemotherapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings 1: PLD with chemotherapy vs alternative combination chemotherapy

Neurological (grade ≥ 3) · platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings 1: PLD with chemotherapy changes neurological (grade ≥ 3) compared with alternative combination chemotherapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review