Kemeny 1999.
Methods | RCT | |
Participants | Colorectal cancer (CRC) metastatic to the liver eligible for resection | |
Interventions | LR (liver resection) + hepatic artery chemotherapy vs no hepatic artery therapy. Both groups received systemic chemotherapy | |
Outcomes | Overall survival (OS), Disease free survival (DFS), Hepatic resection FS, toxicity, surgical & catheter related adverse events, | |
Notes | Actuarial analysis supported the use of hepatic artery injection of adjuvant chemotherapy | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment? | High risk | |
Blinding? All outcomes | High risk | |
Blinding? All outcomes | High risk | |
Incomplete outcome data addressed? All outcomes | High risk |