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Table 3 CINAHL search strategy

From: Non-conventional dosing of oral anticancer agents in oncology and malignant haematology: a systematic review protocol

2-83: First Component (drug names):

name of each of the drug (same as Medline and Embase) as MESH terms, if not as keyword (title/abstract). Total number of drugs is 77 but 4 drugs had two different spellings: mercaptopurine (6-mercaptopurine), ethinylestradiol (ethinyl estradiol), norethisterone (norethindrone), medroxyprogesterone (medroxyprogesterone acetate)

84. 2 OR 3 OR 4…..OR 21

85. 22 OR 23 OR 24 OR…OR 42

86. 43 OR 44 OR… OR 63

87. 64 OR 65….OR 83

88. MESH: "ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS"/ad (i.e. administration and dosage)

89. MESH: "ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS"/tu (i.e. therapeutic use)

90. MESH: "DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE"/

91. 88 OR 89 OR 90

92. Second component:

(reduc* OR attenuat* OR discontinu* OR modif* OR dosing OR schedul* OR strateg* OR dosage* OR intercalat* OR alternat* OR personali* OR break OR holiday* OR cessation OR interrup* OR intermit* OR escala* OR prescrib* OR optimis* OR optimiz* OR tailor* OR individuali* OR "non conventional*" OR nonconventional* OR "non standard*" OR nonstandard* OR "treatment free").ti

93. 84 AND 91 AND 92 (one quarter of results, then exported)

94. 85 AND 91 AND 92 (one quarter of results, then exported)

95. 86 AND 91 AND 92 (one quarter of results, then exported)

96. 87 AND 91 AND 92 (one quarter of results, then exported)