Cochrane · systematic review · CD006243

Trastuzumab containing regimens for early breast cancer

Moja, L, Tagliabue, L, Balduzzi, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library

Breast CancerAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 20%Moderate 1 · 20%High 3 · 60%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Trastuzumab‐containing regimens for early breast cancer

Population: HER2‐positive early breast cancer patients
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Overall survival (OS)
HR 0.66 [0.57, 0.77]8 studies · 9945 participantsHigh
Disease free survival (DFS)
HR 0.6 [0.5, 0.71]8 studies · 9935 participantsHigh
Congestive heart failure (CHF)
RR 5.11 [3, 8.72]8 studies · 10281 participantsHigh
Left ventricular ejection fraction decline (LVEF)
RR 1.83 [1.36, 2.47]7 studies · 7939 participantsModerate
Downgraded: inconsistency, publication bias
Brain metastasis as first site of relapse
RR 1.75 [1.29, 2.38]5 studies · 6881 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias