N0265041749.
Methods | Randomised trial (no further information) following stem cell collection Single centre RCT assessing superiority of TASCT |
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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 |
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Interventions | Double vs single high‐dose melphalan (Treatment regimen Table 3) |
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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" |
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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 |