Yorkshire.
| Methods | Multicentre randomised controlled trial. Generation of allocation schedule unclear. |
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| Participants | 57 patients with minimal residual malignant disease after palliative resection for colorectal cancer | |
| Interventions | Methyl CCNU (130mg/m2 i.v. day 1) plus 5‐Fluorouracil (300mg/m2/day i.v. days 1‐5). Courses repeated every 8 weeks for 2 years, unless signs of disease progression vs Symptomatic treatment only | |
| Outcomes | Survival, Progression, Toxicity | |
| Notes | Paper does not report whether patients in the control group received subsequent systemic chemotherapy. Analysis not by intention to treat as some patients were withdrawn from analysis after randomisation. | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |