Cochrane · systematic review · CD012814

Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for resectable cholangiocarcinoma

Luvira, V, Satitkarnmanee, E, Pugkhem, A, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library

Hepato-BiliaryAMSTAR 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
9
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 44.4%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 55.6%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%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

Adjuvant chemotherapy compared with no chemotherapy for resectable cholangiocarcinoma

Population: people with resectable cholangiocarcinoma
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
All‐cause mortality at 5 years
Adjuvant chemotherapy vs no chemotherapy
RR 0.92 [0.84, 1.01]4 studies · 867 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Serious adverse events
Adjuvant chemotherapy vs no chemotherapy
RR 17.82 [2.43, 130.82]1 study · 219 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Health‐related quality of life
Adjuvant chemotherapy vs no chemotherapy
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cancer‐related mortality
Adjuvant chemotherapy vs no chemotherapy
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
TIme to recurrence of the tumour
Adjuvant chemotherapy vs no chemotherapy
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Non‐serious adverse events
Adjuvant chemotherapy vs no chemotherapy
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

Adjuvant S‐1 compared to gemcitabine for resectable cholangiocarcinoma

Population: people with resectable cholangiocarcinoma
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
All‐cause mortality: 1‐year overall survival
Adjuvant S‐1 vs gemcitabine
RR 0.38 [0.15, 0.96]1 study · 70 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
All‐cause mortality: 2‐year overall survival
Adjuvant S‐1 vs gemcitabine
RR 0.81 [0.58, 1.13]1 study · 70 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Serious adverse events
Adjuvant S‐1 vs gemcitabine
no estimate extracted1 study · 70 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness