| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Adde 1998 | There was no randomisation. |
| Amengual 2008 | This was a case report. |
| Aviles 1983 | The study was done in adults and the tumour type (marginal zone B‐cell lymphoma) is different. |
| Baldissera 2006 | Participants were adults with non‐Burkitt tumours. |
| Blum 2006 | A single‐arm phase 11 study. |
| Boue 2006 | Participants were adults. |
| Cairo 2007 | Results are presented for all groups and not as per type of tumour. |
| Coiffier 1990 | The age group of the study participants was not stated but the tumour type is different and the study was not randomised. |
| Economopoulos 2007 | Excludes participants with BL. |
| Eldar 2009 | Retrospective review. |
| Federico 2006 | Non‐Burkitt tumours, mostly adults in the study. |
| Grogg 2007 | A review article. |
| Gururagan 2000 | This is a review article, not a randomised trial. |
| Hagenbeck 2006 | Age greater than18 years (above cut‐off point for the review). |
| Hainsworth 2005 | No randomisation, tumour type is different. |
| Haioun 1993 | Study was done in adults. |
| Hesseling 2009 | Not randomised; a single‐arm longitudinal study. |
| Hsu 1997 | Age was above the cut‐off point. The study was not randomised, tumour type is different. |
| Kaplan 1991 | The study was done in adults. |
| Kimby 1993 | The tumour type is different. |
| Laver 2005 | Non‐Burkitt tumours. |
| Levine 1991 | Age above cut‐off point; the study was not randomised. |
| Magrath 2009 | Historical review of BL management. |
| Maloney 1994 | Age above cut‐off point; study was not randomised. |
| Maloney 1997 | Age above cut‐off point; study was not randomised. |
| Olweny 1971 | The study was done in adults. |
| Oriol 2005 | Study in adults (over 15 years). |
| Pfreundschuh 2004 | The study was done in adults. |
| Pfreundschuh 2008 | Participnts were 18 years and above, not BL. |
| Reiter 1994a | Not a randomised trial. |
| Reiter 1994b | Not a randomised trial. |
| Sparano 2007 | Opinion in a review. |
| Spina 2005 | Opinion in a review. |
| Sun 2006 | Multiple tumour types. |
| Tilly 2000 | The study was done in adults. |
| Tsurumi 2004 | Multiple neoplasms, age above cut‐off point. |
| Tura 1991 | The study was done in adults. |
| Verdonck 2007 | Non‐Burkitt type tumors. |
| Witzig 2000 | The study was done in adults. |
| Witzig 2002 | The study was done in adults, tumour type is different. |
| Wood 2005 | This was a review. |
BL: Burkitt lymphoma