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. 2016 Nov 22;2016(11):CD005342. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005342.pub4

7. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy versus radiotherapy: hazard ratios in included trials.

Outcome Study Comparison ln(HR) SE[ln(HR)] HR (95% CI) Notes
Death            
  Peters 2000 radiotherapy vs. radiotherapy+chemotherapy 0.67 NR 1.96 Cox HR, reported in paper
    radiotherapy+chemotherapy vs. radiotherapy ‐0.57 0.27 0.57 (0.33 to 0.96)* Estimated from Kaplan‐Meier plots
    radiotherapy+chemotherapy vs. radiotherapy ‐0.71 0.26 0.49 (0.43 to 0.56) Estimated from Cox P value and total number of deaths
  Protocol CE3005 radiotherapy+chemotherapy vs. radiotherapy ‐0.60 0.25 0.55 (0.25 to 1.20)* Unadjusted HR from Cox regression
    radiotherapy+chemotherapy vs. radiotherapy ‐0.53 0.27 0.59 (0.27 to 1.32) HR from Cox regression, adjusted for age. 
Disease progression Peters 2000 radiotherapy vs. radiotherapy+chemotherapy 0.70 NR 2.01 Cox HR, reported in paper
    radiotherapy+chemotherapy vs. radiotherapy ‐0.74 0.29 0.48 (0.27 to 0.84) Estimated from Kaplan‐Meier plots*
    radiotherapy+chemotherapy vs. radiotherapy ‐0.74 0.25   Estimated from Cox P value and total number of deaths
  Protocol CE3005 radiotherapy+chemotherapy vs. radiotherapy ‐0.78 0.20 0.46 (0.21 to 0.99)* Unadjusted HR from Cox regression
    radiotherapy+chemotherapy vs. radiotherapy ‐0.76 0.21 0.47 (0.21 to 1.03) HR from Cox regression, adjusted for age. 

* = used in primary meta‐analysis; NR = Not reported