Comparison 5. Concurrent chemotherapy and full course radiotherapy versus induction concurrent chemoradiation and surgery.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Overall survival	1		Hazard Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
2 Progression‐free survival	1		Hazard Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
3 Treatment‐related deaths	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
4 Grade 3 or 4 oesophagitis	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only