Table 2.
Ref. | Design | Diagnosis | Palliative SEMS (n) | Palliative surgery (n) | Matching | Female | Study quality (modified Jadad score) |
Xinopoulos et al[20] | RCT | a,b | 15 | 15 | NC | 14 (46.7) | High |
Fiori et al[21] | RCT | a | 11 | 11 | 1, 2, 4 | 9 (40.9) | High |
van Hooft et al[22] | RCT | a | 11 | 10 | 1, 2, 4, 5 | 10 (47.6) | High |
Study design is randomized controlled trial (RCT); diagnosis is colorectal cancer (a) or ovarian cancer (b); matching for age (1), sex (2), tumor site (4), tumor stage (5), or the publication made no comment (NC) on the matching status; all studies were classified as high-quality according to the modified Jadad score between 4 and 7. SEMS: Self-expanding metallic stents.