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. 2016 Feb 2;2016(2):CD007786. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007786.pub3

Hirota 1993.

Methods RCT
Cross‐over
Participants Any paediatric malignancy: osteosarcoma (2), NHL (3), "brain tumour" (2), ALL (2), other sarcoma (3)
Any chemotherapy protocol that was moderate or highly emetogenic, with 2 courses required (for cross‐over)
Mean age 10.8 years (4 to 18 years), 8/12 were male
Interventions Granisetron 40 mcg/kg IV 30 minutes prior to Rx
Granisetron 40 mcg/kg IV 30 minutes prior to Rx plus methylprednisolone 10 mg/kg (max 500 mg) IV
Outcomes Parents reported vomiting episodes
Notes Paired data
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Not stated
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not stated
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 Acute nausea Unclear risk Not stated
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 Acute vomiting Unclear risk Not reported
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 Other outcomes Unclear risk Not reported
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes High risk 2 participants did not complete cross‐over. Data not given
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk
Other bias Low risk No other risk of bias noted