Cochrane · systematic review · CD012301

Extended‐field radiotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer

Thamronganantasakul, K, Supakalin, N, Kietpeerakool, C, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · 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
14
current version
GRADE rated
14
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 35.7%Low 1 · 7.1%Moderate 8 · 57.1%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

Extended‐field radiotherapy compared to pelvic radiotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer

4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Overall survival
Extended‐field radiotherapy vs pelvic radiotherapy
HR 0.67 [0.48, 0.94]1 study · 337 participantsModerate
Para‐aortic lymph node recurrence
Extended‐field radiotherapy vs pelvic radiotherapy
RR 0.36 [0.18, 0.7]2 studies · 477 participantsModerate
Progression‐free survival
Extended‐field radiotherapy vs pelvic radiotherapy
HR 0.92 [0.69, 1.22]1 study · 377 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Adverse events
Extended‐field radiotherapy vs pelvic radiotherapy
RR 1.05 [0.79, 1.41]2 studies · 776 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision

Extended‐field radiotherapy compared to pelvic chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer

5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Overall survival
Extended‐field radiotherapy vs pelvic chemoradiotherapy
HR 0.5 [0.39, 0.64]1 study · 389 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Para‐aortic lymph node recurrence
Extended‐field radiotherapy vs pelvic chemoradiotherapy
RR 0.44 [0.2, 0.99]1 study · 389 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Progression‐free survival
Extended‐field radiotherapy vs pelvic chemoradiotherapy
HR 0.52 [0.37, 0.72]1 study · 389 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Acute adverse events
Extended‐field radiotherapy vs pelvic chemoradiotherapy
RR 0.05 [0.02, 0.11]1 study · 388 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Late adverse events
Extended‐field radiotherapy vs pelvic chemoradiotherapy
RR 1.06 [0.69, 1.62]1 study · 386 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision

Extended‐field chemoradiotherapy compared to pelvic chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer

5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Overall survival
Extended‐field chemoradiotherapy vs pelvic chemoradiotherapy
HR 0.37 [0.14, 0.96]1 study · 74 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Para‐aortic lymph node recurrence
Extended‐field chemoradiotherapy vs pelvic chemoradiotherapy
RR 0.19 [0.02, 1.54]1 study · 74 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Progression‐free survival
Extended‐field chemoradiotherapy vs pelvic chemoradiotherapy
HR 0.25 [0.07, 0.87]1 study · 74 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Acute adverse events
Extended‐field chemoradiotherapy vs pelvic chemoradiotherapy
RR 0.95 [0.2, 4.39]1 study · 74 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Late adverse events
Extended‐field chemoradiotherapy vs pelvic chemoradiotherapy
RR 0.95 [0.06, 14.59]1 study · 74 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision