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163 questions · 169 findings · 21 reviews · Breast Cancer

No studies found 5 · 3%GRADE not reported 5 · 3%Very low 29 · 17.2%Low 47 · 27.8%Moderate 49 · 29%High 34 · 20.1%

Platinum‐containing chemotherapy vs chemotherapy without platinum

Disease-free survival · neoadjuvant therapy for early triple‐negative breast cancer

Platinum‐containing chemotherapy leads to lower DFS at 2 years compared with chemotherapy without platinum (high certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Platinum‐containing chemotherapy vs chemotherapy without platinum

Disease-free survival · early triple‐negative breast cancer

Platinum‐containing chemotherapy leads to lower DFS at 2 years compared with chemotherapy without platinum (high certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Hypofractionated radiation therapy vs conventionally fractionated radiation therapy

Local recurrence‐free survival · women treated with breast conserving therapy for early breast cancer

Hypofractionated radiation therapy showed no clear difference in local recurrence‐free survival (LR‐FS) at 10 years compared with conventionally fractionated radiation therapy (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hypofractionated radiation therapy vs conventionally fractionated radiation therapy

Mortality at 10 years · women treated with breast conserving therapy for early breast cancer

Hypofractionated radiation therapy showed no clear difference in mortality at 10 years compared with conventionally fractionated radiation therapy (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hypofractionated radiation therapy vs conventionally fractionated radiation therapy

Late subcutaneous toxicity · women treated with breast conserving therapy for early breast cancer

Hypofractionated radiation therapy showed no clear difference in late subcutaneous toxicity compared with conventionally fractionated radiation therapy (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hypofractionated radiation therapy vs conventionally fractionated radiation therapy

Breast cancer‐specific survival · women treated with breast conserving therapy for early breast cancer

Hypofractionated radiation therapy showed no clear difference in breast cancer‐specific survival (BC‐SS) at 10 years compared with conventionally fractionated radiation therapy (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hypofractionated radiation therapy vs conventionally fractionated radiation therapy

Proportion of participants with relapse‐free survival at ≥ 12 months · women treated with breast conserving therapy for early breast cancer

Hypofractionated radiation therapy showed no clear difference in relapse‐free survival (RFS) at 10 years compared with conventionally fractionated radiation therapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

High‐dose chemotherapy vs chemotherapy without bone marrow transplant or stem cell rescue

Overall survival at 5‐year · women with early poor prognosis breast cancer

High‐dose chemotherapy showed no clear difference in overall survival at 5‐year compared with chemotherapy without bone marrow transplant or stem cell rescue (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

High‐dose chemotherapy vs chemotherapy without bone marrow transplant or stem cell rescue

Event‐free survival · women with early poor prognosis breast cancer

High‐dose chemotherapy showed no clear difference in event‐free survival at 5‐year compared with chemotherapy without bone marrow transplant or stem cell rescue (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

High‐dose chemotherapy vs chemotherapy without bone marrow transplant or stem cell rescue

Treatment‐related mortality · women with early poor prognosis breast cancer

High‐dose chemotherapy leads to higher treatment‐related mortality compared with chemotherapy without bone marrow transplant or stem cell rescue (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

High‐dose chemotherapy vs chemotherapy without bone marrow transplant or stem cell rescue

Second cancers at 4 ‐ 9‐year median · women with early poor prognosis breast cancer

High‐dose chemotherapy showed no clear difference in second cancers at 4 ‐ 9‐year median compared with chemotherapy without bone marrow transplant or stem cell rescue (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review