Open AccessThe safety and efficacy of biologic agents in treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus: A network meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Mengjun Tao,
Ping Cheng,
Lairun Jin,
Jun Zhou,
Wei Shi,
Hong-Li Peng,
Liang Xu,
Zhi Li,
Hui Yuan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.35.6.771
Subject(s) - belimumab , medicine , placebo , meta analysis , rituximab , cochrane library , immunology , alternative medicine , antibody , b cell activating factor , b cell , pathology , lymphoma
Previous studies have shown that biologic agents out of the nine medicines might be beneficial for the treatment of SLE. The aim of this study was to evaluate the most effective medication of six biologic agents in treatment of SLE using network meta-analysis (NMA). The performance of these processes is ranked according to the results of this analysis.