Szabolcs Kiss, Dávid Németh, Péter Hegyi , Mária Földi , Zsolt Szakács, Bálint Erőss , Benedek Tinusz , Péter Jenő Hegyi, Patrícia Sarlós , Hussain Alizadeh, BMJ Open 2021 May 19;11(5):e042374.
Tag: meta-analysis
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Granulocyte and monocyte apheresis as an adjunctive therapy to induce and maintain clinical remission in ulcerative colitis: a systematic review and meta analysis
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34011580/
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/11/5/e042374.full.pdf
The results support the hypothesis that patients with active UC have a better chance of clinical remission if GMA is administered as an adjunctive therapy. As regards the frequency of AEs, we found no statistically significant difference between the two groups. With regard to remission maintenance, GMA was identified as an effective alternative therapeutic option
Clinical remission / combination / efficacy / gastroenterology / gma / haematology / immunology / meta-analysis / Safety / ulcerative colitis /
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The efficacy and safety of selective granulocyte and monocyte apheresis for inflammatory bowel disease: A meta-analysis
Zhenfei Liu 1, Xueliang Jiang 2, Chengcheng Sun 3 ,Eur J Intern Med. 2016 Dec;36:e26-e27.
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Letter: The efficacy and safety of selective granulocyte and monocyte apheresis for inflammatory bowel disease: A meta-analysis.
Zhenfei Liu 1, Xueliang Jiang 2, Chengcheng Sun 3 , Eur J Intern Med. 2016 Dec;36:e26-e27.
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Efficacy and safety of granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis for ulcerative colitis: A meta-analysis.
Takuya Yoshino 1, Hiroshi Nakase 2, Naoki Minami 3, Satoshi Yamada 3, Minoru Matsuura 3, Shujiro Yazumi 4, Tsutomu Chiba 3 , Dig Liver Dis. 2014 Mar;46(3):219-26.
Our meta-analysis reveals that intensive granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis is a safe and effective treatment with higher rates of clinical remission and response for ulcerative colitis compared with corticosteroids.
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Clinical Effectiveness of Selective Granulocyte, Monocyte Adsorptive Apheresis with the Adacolumn(®) Device in Ulcerative Colitis.
Brigitte Habermalz 1, Stefan Sauerland, Dig Dis Sci. 2010 May;55(5):1421-8.
The purpose of this meta-analysis was to determine whether selective adsorptive granulocyte and monocyte apheresis (GMA apheresis) using the Adacolumn device can effectively reduce clinical symptoms and endoscopic signs of inflammation in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). A comprehensive search for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published up to May 2008 was performed. Each study’s quality was evaluated, and the data reported in the results were abstracted. Pooled relative risk (RR) estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using the fixed-effects model. Heterogeneity was quantified statistically and explained by the variation in the trial design. Seven RCTs including 594 patients were found, and six RCTs on active UC contributed to the main analyses. In half of the trials, GMA apheresis was compared to steroids. Only one trial was fully blinded. A response or remission after 6 weeks was achieved more often in patients treated with GMA apheresis (RR 1.42; CI 1.15-1.75). Also, after 12 weeks, GMA apheresis produced significantly higher remission rates (RR 1.41; CI 1.08-1.83), but long-term data were sparse. In the trials that compared GMA apheresis and steroids (n = 220 patients), side effects were much less frequent in the GMA apheresis groups (RR 0.19; CI 0.11-0.34). Homogeneous evidence from seven RCTs shows that GMA apheresis induces a clinical remission in a higher proportion of UC patients as compared to conventional medical therapy.
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