Comparison 6. Duration of chemotherapy.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Overall survival	22		Hazard Ratio (95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 Taxane‐containing arm longer duration than control arm	9	13865	Hazard Ratio (95% CI)	0.84 [0.77, 0.91]
1.2 Taxane‐containing arm same duration as control arm	14	18660	Hazard Ratio (95% CI)	0.87 [0.81, 0.94]
2 Disease‐free survival	25		Hazard Ratio (95% CI)	Subtotals only
2.1 Taxane‐containing arm longer duration than control arm	9	13865	Hazard Ratio (95% CI)	0.83 [0.77, 0.88]
2.2 Taxane‐containing arm same duration as control arm	17	21391	Hazard Ratio (95% CI)	0.90 [0.85, 0.96]