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. 2013 Jun 29;2013(6):CD007414. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007414.pub3

Mannel 2011.

Study characteristics
Methods RCT
Participants 542 women with early stage of epithelial ovarian cancer.
stage ⅠA or B grade 3 or clear cell subtype, or any stage IC, or stage II disease.
Mean age was 55.1 years old in maintenance chemotherapy group and 56 in observation group
Mean follow‐up time was 6.7 years
Interventions Weekly paclitaxel 40 mg/m² × 24 weeks versus observation
Outcomes OS, PFS
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Quote: "treatment was randomly assigned through the GOG Statistical and Data Center prior to receiving any chemotherapy."
Comment: Probably done
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Quote: "The treatment assignment was not revealed until after the patient was successfully registered onto the study"
Comment: Probably done
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias)
All outcomes Low risk No blinding, but the outcome and the outcome measurement are not likely to be influenced by lack of blinding.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Low risk Quote: "18 patients randomized to the additional 24 weeks of paclitaxel withdrew during the follow‐up,14 patients of the control group withdrew during the follow‐up."
Comment: It is balanced between the two groups
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All expected outcomes were reported
Other bias Low risk The study appears to be free of other sources of bias