Cochrane · systematic review · CD013382

Best first‐line therapy for people with advanced non‐small cell lung cancer, performance status 2 without a targetable mutation or with an unknown mutation status

Gijtenbeek, RGP, de Jong, K, Venmans, BJW, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library

Lung 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 4 · 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

Platinum doublet compared to non‐platinum therapy for people with advanced non‐small cell lung cancer, performance status 2 without a targetable mutation or with an unknown mutation status

Population: people with advanced non‐small cell lung cancer, performance status 2 without a targetable mutation or with an unknown mutation status
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Overall survival
Platinum doublet vs non‐platinum therapy
HR 0.67 [0.57, 0.78]7 studies · 697 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
12‐month survival rates
Platinum doublet vs non‐platinum therapy
RR 0.92 [0.87, 0.97]11 studies · 1567 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Progression‐free survival
Platinum doublet vs non‐platinum therapy
HR 0.57 [0.42, 0.77]5 studies · 487 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Tumor response rate
Platinum doublet vs non‐platinum therapy
RR 2.25 [1.67, 3.05]9 studies · 964 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Toxicity – anemia grade 3–5
Platinum doublet vs non‐platinum therapy
RR 1.98 [1, 3.92]8 studies · 935 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Toxicity – neutropenia grade 3–5
Platinum doublet vs non‐platinum therapy
RR 2.75 [1.3, 5.82]8 studies · 935 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Toxicity – thrombocytopenia grade 3–5
Platinum doublet vs non‐platinum therapy
RR 3.96 [1.73, 9.06]8 studies · 935 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency