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Dose‐intensity chemotherapy
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Dose‐intensity chemotherapy

Methodological quality graph: review authors' judgements about each methodological quality item presented as percentages across all included studies.
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Methodological quality graph: review authors' judgements about each methodological quality item presented as percentages across all included studies.

Methodological quality summary: review authors' judgements about each methodological quality item for each included study.
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Methodological quality summary: review authors' judgements about each methodological quality item for each included study.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Early versus late chest RT, outcome: 1.8 Local toxicity, all studies.
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Forest plot of comparison: 1 Early versus late chest RT, outcome: 1.8 Local toxicity, all studies.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Early versus late chest RT, outcome: 1.9 Local toxicity, excluding studies with non‐platinum CT.
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Forest plot of comparison: 1 Early versus late chest RT, outcome: 1.9 Local toxicity, excluding studies with non‐platinum CT.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Early versus late chest RT, outcome: 1.10 Local toxicity, only studies with overall treatment time of chest RT less than 30 days.
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Forest plot of comparison: 1 Early versus late chest RT, outcome: 1.10 Local toxicity, only studies with overall treatment time of chest RT less than 30 days.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Early versus late chest RT, outcome: 1.11 Haematological toxicity, all studies.
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Forest plot of comparison: 1 Early versus late chest RT, outcome: 1.11 Haematological toxicity, all studies.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Early versus late chest RT, outcome: 1.12 Haematological toxicity, excluding studies delivering radiation concurrently with doxorubicin.
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Forest plot of comparison: 1 Early versus late chest RT, outcome: 1.12 Haematological toxicity, excluding studies delivering radiation concurrently with doxorubicin.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Early versus late chest RT, outcome: 1.13 Haematological toxicity, only studies with overall treatment time of chest RT less than 30 days.
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Forest plot of comparison: 1 Early versus late chest RT, outcome: 1.13 Haematological toxicity, only studies with overall treatment time of chest RT less than 30 days.

Distribution chemotherapy dose per study arm
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Distribution chemotherapy dose per study arm

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 1 Overall survival.
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 1 Overall survival.

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 2 Overall survival (only studies with OTT < 30 days).
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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 2 Overall survival (only studies with OTT < 30 days).

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 3 Local tumour control (5‐yrs).
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Analysis 1.3

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 3 Local tumour control (5‐yrs).

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 4 Local toxicity, all studies.
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Analysis 1.4

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 4 Local toxicity, all studies.

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 5 Local toxicity, excluding studies with non‐platinum CT.
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Analysis 1.5

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 5 Local toxicity, excluding studies with non‐platinum CT.

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 6 Local toxicity, only studies with overall treatment time of chest RT less than 30 days.
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Analysis 1.6

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 6 Local toxicity, only studies with overall treatment time of chest RT less than 30 days.

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 7 Haematological toxicity, all studies.
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Analysis 1.7

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 7 Haematological toxicity, all studies.

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 8 Haematological toxicity, excluding studies with non‐platinum CT.
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Analysis 1.8

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 8 Haematological toxicity, excluding studies with non‐platinum CT.

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 9 Haematological toxicity, only studies with overall treatment time of chest RT less than 30 days.
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Analysis 1.9

Comparison 1 Early versus late chest RT, Outcome 9 Haematological toxicity, only studies with overall treatment time of chest RT less than 30 days.

Comparison 2 High (> 80%) versus low (< 80%) compliance chemotherapy, Outcome 1 High (> 80%) versus low (< 80%) compliance CT.
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Analysis 2.1

Comparison 2 High (> 80%) versus low (< 80%) compliance chemotherapy, Outcome 1 High (> 80%) versus low (< 80%) compliance CT.

Comparison 1. Early versus late chest RT

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Overall survival Show forest plot

7

Hazard Ratio (Random, 95% CI)

0.91 [0.75, 1.10]

1.1 Platinum‐based CT

6

Hazard Ratio (Random, 95% CI)

0.86 [0.71, 1.04]

1.2 Non‐platinum based CT

1

Hazard Ratio (Random, 95% CI)

1.27 [0.97, 1.67]

2 Overall survival (only studies with OTT < 30 days) Show forest plot

5

Hazard Ratio (Random, 95% CI)

0.82 [0.64, 1.06]

3 Local tumour control (5‐yrs) Show forest plot

4

880

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.86 [0.69, 1.07]

3.1 Platinum‐based CT

3

610

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.93 [0.75, 1.15]

3.2 Non‐platinum based CT

1

270

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.71 [0.57, 0.87]

4 Local toxicity, all studies Show forest plot

6

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

4.1 Pneumonitis

4

762

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.83 [0.95, 3.50]

4.2 Oesophagitis

6

1289

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.36 [0.99, 1.88]

5 Local toxicity, excluding studies with non‐platinum CT Show forest plot

5

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

5.1 Pneumonitis

3

492

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

2.15 [0.82, 5.64]

5.2 Oesophagitis

5

1019

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.39 [0.97, 1.98]

6 Local toxicity, only studies with overall treatment time of chest RT less than 30 days Show forest plot

5

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

6.1 Pneumonitis

3

492

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

2.15 [0.82, 5.64]

6.2 Oesophagitis

5

1019

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.39 [0.97, 1.98]

7 Haematological toxicity, all studies Show forest plot

7

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

7.1 Leucopenia

6

1200

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.50 [1.26, 1.78]

7.2 Thrombocytopaenia

7

1508

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.23 [0.96, 1.57]

8 Haematological toxicity, excluding studies with non‐platinum CT Show forest plot

6

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

8.1 Leucopenia

5

930

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.45 [1.19, 1.77]

8.2 Thrombocytopaenia

6

1238

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.28 [0.99, 1.65]

9 Haematological toxicity, only studies with overall treatment time of chest RT less than 30 days Show forest plot

6

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

9.1 Leucopenia

5

930

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.45 [1.19, 1.77]

9.2 Thrombocytopaenia

6

1238

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.28 [0.99, 1.65]

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Comparison 1. Early versus late chest RT
Comparison 2. High (> 80%) versus low (< 80%) compliance chemotherapy

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 High (> 80%) versus low (< 80%) compliance CT Show forest plot

2

Hazard Ratio (Random, 95% CI)

1.11 [0.89, 1.37]

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Comparison 2. High (> 80%) versus low (< 80%) compliance chemotherapy