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. 2014 Dec 12;2014(12):CD002027. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002027.pub2
Study Reason for exclusion
Abdurehim 2009 Study abandoned due to difficulty recruiting patients
Hintz 1979 ALLOCATION:
 Random, concealed, not stratified by site
PARTICIPANTS:
 Patients diagnosed with squamous carcinoma of any head and neck site between 1971 and 1976. Only 24 patients had early glottic cancer; 7 T2 cancers allocated radiotherapy and one allocated surgery
INTERVENTIONS:
 Radiotherapy and surgery. Radiotherapy regimen may be sub‐optimal
OUTCOME MEASURES:
 Local control rates, voice function. Analysis not on an intention‐to‐treat basis
Li 1993 ALLOCATION:
 Stratified randomisation, concealment unclear
PARTICIPANTS:
 Patients diagnosed with laryngeal cancer (all histological and clinical types and stage). Only 25 patients had early glottic cancer
INTERVENTIONS:
 Preoperative radiotherapy and surgery compared with surgery alone. 14 patients with early glottic laryngeal cancer randomised to surgery alone
OUTCOME MEASURES:
 3‐ and 5‐year survival; postoperative infection rate
Yin 2000 (Information derived from conference proceedings abstract only)
ALLOCATION:
 Following surgery, method unclear, concealment unclear
PARTICIPANTS:
 92 patients; stage unclear
INTERVENTIONS:
 Surgery and postoperative radiotherapy compared with surgery alone
OUTCOME MEASURES:
 3‐ and 5‐year survival