Mortality Median · patients with primary CNS lymphoma
Cytarabine plus high‐dose methotrexate showed no clear difference in mortality (median 3 years) compared with high‐dose methotrexate alone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Progression/relapse · patients with primary CNS lymphoma
Cytarabine plus high‐dose methotrexate probably leads to lower progression/relapse (median 3 years) compared with high‐dose methotrexate alone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Treatment‐related mortality · patients with primary CNS lymphoma
Cytarabine plus high‐dose methotrexate showed no clear difference in treatment‐related mortality compared with high‐dose methotrexate alone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events · patients with primary CNS lymphoma
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 effects (grade 3+): Infection · patients with primary CNS lymphoma
Cytarabine plus high‐dose methotrexate probably leads to higher infections (grade 3 to 4) compared with high‐dose methotrexate alone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of participants with at least 1 clinically significant bleeding event up to 30 days from study entry · People with a haematological disorder
Prophylactic platelet transfusions with high‐dose schedule showed no clear difference in number of participants with at least 1 clinically significant… compared with standard‐dose schedule (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of days on which bleeding occurred per participant up to 30 days from study entry · People with a haematological disorder
1 finding from 1 review
Number of participants with WHO grade 3 or 4 bleeding up to 30 days from study entry · People with a haematological disorder
Prophylactic platelet transfusions with high‐dose schedule showed no clear difference in number of participants with WHO grade 3 or 4 bleeding up to 30 days… compared with standard‐dose schedule (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Time to first bleeding episode (days) · People with a haematological disorder
1 finding from 1 review
Number of platelet transfusions per participant up to 30 days from study entry · People with a haematological disorder
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality from all causes up to 30 days from study entry · People with a haematological disorder
Prophylactic platelet transfusions with high‐dose schedule showed no clear difference in mortality from all causes up to 30 days from study entry compared with standard‐dose schedule (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life ‐ not reported · People with a haematological disorder
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Number of participants with WHO grade 3 or 4 bleeding up to 30 days from study entry · People with a haematological disorder
Prophylactic platelet transfusions with low‐dose schedule showed no clear difference in number of participants with WHO grade 3 or 4 bleeding up to 30 days… compared with high‐dose schedule (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Time to first bleeding episode (days) · People with a haematological disorder
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality from all causes up to 30 days from study entry · People with a haematological disorder
Prophylactic platelet transfusions with low‐dose schedule showed no clear difference in mortality from all causes up to 30 days from study entry compared with high‐dose schedule (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of platelet transfusions per participant up to 30 days from study entry · People with a haematological disorder
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life ‐ not reported · People with a haematological disorder
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Number of participants with at least 1 clinically significant bleeding event up to 30 days from study entry · People with a haematological disorder
Prophylactic platelet transfusions with low‐dose schedule showed no clear difference in number of participants with at least 1 clinically significant… compared with high‐dose schedule (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of days on which bleeding occurred per participant up to 30 days from study entry · People with a haematological disorder
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Mortality (after 3 years) · Patients with refractory/relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma
The intervention showed no clear difference in mortality (after 3 years) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review