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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Oct 5;(10):CD003175. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003175.pub2

Comparison 4.

Separating the trials; Chemotherapy versus no additional treatment; all women receiving surgery and radiotherapy

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Death from any cause; Chemotherapy versus no additional treatment (HR) 2 Risk Ratio (Random, 95% CI) 0.68 [0.45, 1.02]
2 Death or recurrence; Chemotherapy versus no additional treatment (HR) 3 Hazard Ratio (Random, 95% CI) 0.63 [0.44, 0.89]
3 Overall 5 year survival; Chemotherapy versus no additional treatment (RR) 4 871 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.94 [0.72, 1.22]