Stanley 1986.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | International randomised multicentre trial | |
Participants |
Number of participants: 441 (February 1979 to October 1981) Number randomised
Number evaluated
Diagnosis: patients with a completely resected stage I and stage II non‐small cell bronchogenic carcinom Inclusions: this trial included only those participants with a resected non‐small cell carcinoma pT1N0M0, pT2N0M0, pT1N1M0, or pT2N1M0 (stages I and 11). Participants < 70 years of age, and those without history of previous malignancy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or immunosuppressive treatment. |
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Interventions |
Experimental group: a single dose of 1 X 10⁷ units of BCG Tice were given into the pleural space between day 6 and day 12 postoperatively. Isoniazid (INH) 300 mg/day by mouth, starting on the 14th postinjection day and continuing for 12 weeks. Control group: 35 cc of saline injected through the pleural catheter and no INH was given. |
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Outcomes |
Duration of follow‐up (median): 4.7 years
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Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not described |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not described |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Had placebo comparator without detailed explanation of blinding of participants or researchers |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not described |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | 407 randomised participants were included in analysis (90.8%) |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | High risk | No protocol was available, and no prespecified primary outcome was reported. |
Other bias | Low risk | No obvious potential source of bias |