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. 2017 Jun 27;2017(6):CD007047. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007047.pub2

Johnsson Nordic ACT 2013.

Methods Phase III open‐label RCT; n = 249
Participants People with mCRC after finishing first‐line treatment with combined chemotherapy and bevacizumab
Interventions Combined erlotinib and bevacizumab vs bevacizumab
Outcomes Primary outcome: PFS. Secondary outcomes: OS, toxicity
Notes Supported by Roche Sweden, Futurum ‐ the Academy for Healthcare, Jonkoping County Council, and by the Skane Regional Council. Johnsson: presentation honoraria from Genentech.
Follow‐up 36.8 months
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Randomised 1:1 ‐ no further information
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No further information
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Open label
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk No independent radiology review was done.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Primary outcome reported when 131/159 participants progressed; 6 participants (4 interventional, 2 control arms) withdrawn due to aim for curative surgery.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All outcomes reported.
Other bias Low risk No other significant bias present; funders did not have inappropriate influence.