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. 2010 Oct 22;29(1):137. doi: 10.1186/1756-9966-29-137

Table 3.

Sensitivity analysis of this study

Outcomes All Studies Good Quality Studies


N Patients RR (95%CI) P N Patients RR (95%CI) P
Tumor response 27 1849 1.19[1.07,1.32] 0.001 9 640 1.16[0.98,1.38] 0.08
KPS 20 1336 1.57[1.45,1.70] <0.00001 4 296 1.45[1.25,1.68] <0.00001
WBC 20 1463 0.37[0.29,0.47] <0.00001 7 510 0.32[0.21,0.48] <0.00001
PLT 18 1335 0.33[0.21,0.52] <0.00001 6 450 0.21[0.09,0.50] 0.0005
HB 15 1161 0.44[0.30,0.66] <0.001 5 362 0.37[0.19,0.72] 0.003
Nausea and Vomiting 14 1031 0.32[0.22,0.47] <0.00001 5 389 0.41[0.22,0.77] 0.006

Abbreviations: KPS, Karnofsky Performance status; WBC, white blood cell; PLT, platelet; HB, hemoglobin; N, the number of trials.