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lung cancer : non small cell (NSCLC), ... versus ..., meta-analysis of study results

Outcome Relative effect 95%CI LoD Trt. better when I2 k (RCT/OBS) Bayesian probability Overall ROB Publication bias Degree of certainty Endpoint importance Published MA

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deaths (OS) 0.84 [0.63, 1.12]< 10%1 study (1/-)87.9 %NAnot evaluable crucial-
progression or deaths (PFS) 0.81 [0.62, 1.05]< 10%1 study (1/-)94.2 %NAnot evaluable important-
objective responses (ORR) 1.33 [0.81, 2.18]> 10%1 study (1/-)87.1 %NAnot evaluable non important-

LoD: level of statistical demonstration: Statistically conclusive: statistically significant with a strict control of overall risk of type 1 error (statistically demonstrated), does not take into account the risk of bias; suggested: nominally statistically significant but without a strict control of overall risk of type 1 error; inconclusive: not nominally statistically significant; safety concerns;
Bayesian probability: Bayesian posterior probability of treatment effect (computed with a noninformative prior); ROB: risk of bias; k: number of studies; published MA: number of published meta-analysis on the same topic; degree of certainty adapted from GRADE. Trt. better when: indicates when the relative treatment effect shows that the studied treatment is better than control.