Table 3: Inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Inclusion criteria: Studies meeting ALL of the following criteria will be considered. |
Exclusion criteria: Studies will be excluded from the review if they meet ANY of the following criteria |
Population: - Histologically proven diagnosis of breast cancer (any stage) - Adults aged 18 years and above |
Population: - Any major cardiovascular disease - Pregnant women - Presence of secondary cancers |
Intervention: - Must have received any metronomic chemotherapy as an adjuvant in one of the arms |
Intervention: - Different dosing of the chemotherapeutic drugs |
Comparator: - The comparator arm should be without metronomic chemotherapy |
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Outcome: - The studies having response rate as primary or secondary outcome |
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Study design: - Randomized controlled trials - Primary research |
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Additional Filter: - Humans only - English language |