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Appendix B Table. Quality of Included Studies
- Quality Question 1. Is the study based on a representative sample from a relevant population?
- Quality Question 2. Are the criteria for inclusion explicit?
- Quality Question 3. Did all individuals enter the survey at a similar point in disease progression?
- Quality Question 4. Was followup long enough for important events to occur?
- Quality Question 5. Were outcomes assessed using objective criteria or was blinding used?
- Quality Question 6. If comparisons of sub-series, was there a sufficient description of the series and distribution of prognostic factors?
| First Author, Year |
Quality 1: |
Quality 2: |
Quality 3: |
Quality 4: |
Quality 5: |
Quality 6: |
Total score |
| Baccarani, 200491 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
N/A |
5-Apr |
| Bhatia, 200327 |
N |
Y |
N |
Unclear |
Y |
N/A |
5-Feb |
| Branford, 200333 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
6-May |
| Braziel, 200267 |
N |
Y |
Unclear |
Y |
Y |
N |
6-Mar |
| Cervantes, 200337 |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
6-Mar |
| Cohen, 200282 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Unclear |
Y |
Y |
6-May |
| Cortes, Giles, et al., 200369 |
Y |
Y |
Unclear |
N |
Y |
N/A |
5-Mar |
| Cortes, Talpaz, et al., 20031 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
6-Jun |
| Druker, Sawyers, et al., 200189 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
6-May |
| Druker, Talpaz, et al., 200166 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Drummond, 200392 |
Y |
N |
Unclear |
Unclear |
Y |
N/A |
5-Feb |
| El-Zimaity, 200497 |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
6-Mar |
| Fischer, 200277 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
6-Jan |
| Frater, 2003109 |
Unclear |
N |
Unclear |
Unclear |
Y |
N/A |
5-Jan |
| Gardembas, 200338 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
5-May |
| Hahn, 2003 (2 full-text articles)60,61 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
5-May |
| Hochhaus, 200255 |
Unclear |
N |
Unclear |
Y |
Y |
Y |
6-Mar |
| Hughes, 200311 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
6-Jun |
| Huntly, 200351 |
Unclear |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
6-Feb |
| Kantarjian, Sawyers, et al.,20022 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
6-Jun |
| Karntarjian, Talpaz, et al., 200270 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
5-May |
| Karntarjian, Talpaz, et al., 200371 |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
6-Mar |
| Karntarjian, Talpaz, et al., 200412 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
5-May |
| Kantarjian, Cortes, et al., 200290 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
6-May |
| Karntarjian, Cortes, et al., 200363 |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
6-Jun |
| Karntarjian, Cortes, et al., 200472 |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
6-May |
| Kantarjian, O'Brien, et al., 200278 |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
6-Mar |
| Kantarjian, O'Brien, et al., 200398 |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
6-Mar |
| Kantarjian, O'Brien, et al., 200444 |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
6-May |
| Kvasnicka, 2004111 |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
6-Feb |
| Lahaye, 200575 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
6-May |
| Lange, 2003102 |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
6-Apr |
| Le Coutre, 200373 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
N/A |
5-Apr |
| Marin, Goldman, et al., 200374 |
Unclear |
N |
Unclear |
N |
Y |
N/A |
5-Jan |
| Marin, Marktel, Bua, et al., 200375 |
Y |
N |
N |
Unclear |
Y |
N/A |
5-Feb |
| Marin, Marktel, Szydlo, et al., 200375 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
5-May |
| Marktel, 200399 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
6-May |
| McLean103 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
6-May |
| Merx, 2002105 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
5-May |
| Moravcova, 20049 |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
6-Mar |
| Müller, 2003104 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
6-May |
| O'Brien, Giles, et al., 200379 |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
5-Mar |
| O'Brien, Guilhot, et al., 200359 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
5-May |
| O'Dwyer, 200335 |
N |
Y |
Unclear |
Unclear |
Y |
N/A |
5-Feb |
| O'Dwyer, 200496 |
N |
N |
Unclear |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
5-Feb |
| Olavarria, 200384 |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
6-Apr |
| Paschka, 200310 |
Y |
Y |
Unclear |
Y |
Y |
Unclear |
6-Apr |
| Rosti, 20048 |
Unclear |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
5-Apr |
| Sawyers, 20023 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Unclear |
Y |
Y |
6-May |
| Shah, 2002108 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
6-Jan |
| Shimoni, 2003117 |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
5-Mar |
| O'Sneed, 2003110 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
6-May |
| Soverini, 2004126 |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
5-Mar |
| Steegman, 200393 |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
5-Apr |
| Stentoft, 20017 |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
5-Apr |
| Sureda, 20034 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Unclear |
Y |
N/A |
5-Apr |
| Talpaz, 200287 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Unclear |
Y |
Y |
6-May |
| Valeyrie, 200394 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Unclear |
N |
N/A |
5-Mar |
| Wang, 200348 |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
5-Feb |
| Wu, 20026 |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
5-Mar |
Abbreviations: N=No; Y=Yes; N/A=not applicable; Unk=unknown
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