Cochrane · systematic review · CD011773

Procarbazine, lomustine and vincristine for recurrent high‐grade glioma

Parasramka, S, Talari, G, Rosenfeld, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library

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
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 16.7%Low 2 · 33.3%Moderate 3 · 50%High 0 · 0%

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

Comparison

Population: Adults with recurrent GBM
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Overall Survival
no estimate extracted1 study · 35 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Chemotherapy toxicity
no estimate extracted1 study · 35 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Comparison

Population: Adults with recurrent HGG
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Overall survival median
HR 0.91 [0.74, 1.11]1 study · 447 participantsModerate
Downgraded: indirectness
PFS Median
HR 0.89 [0.73, 1.08]1 study · 447 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
QoL EORTC QoL questionnaire C30; at baseline, 12 weeks and 24 weeks
no estimate extracted1 study · 415 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness
Chemotherapy toxicity During 1st 12 weeks of treatment
no estimate extracted1 study · 441 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness