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. 2012 Oct 17;2012(10):CD004626. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004626.pub3

N0265041749.

Methods Randomised trial (no further information) following stem cell collection
Single centre RCT assessing superiority of TASCT
Participants No information on planned or recruited number of patients
age < 65 years
Newly diagnosed (up to 3 months after diagnosis) patients with chemosensitive MM Salmon‐Durie stage II‐III
Interventions Double vs single high‐dose melphalan
(Treatment regimen Table 3)
Outcomes OS, quality of life
Period and Location Birmingham, Jan 1999 ‐ Jan 2001
Sample size calculation NR
ITT analysis (n of drop‐outs) NR
Notes Register information (no clinical outcomes reported)
According to principal investigator study failed to recruit a "sufficient number of patients"
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk NR
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk NR
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk NR
Other bias Unclear risk NR