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Steroids with or without azathioprine vs cyclosporine A: Proportion of participants achieving steroid‐sparing control (higher number of events is better)

It is very uncertain whether steroids with or without azathioprine changes proportion of participants achieving steroid‐sparing control (higher… compared with cyclosporine A (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Steroids with or without azathioprine vs cyclosporine A
Proportion of participants achieving steroid‐sparing control (higher number of events is better) · NIIPPU
It is very uncertain whether steroids with or without azathioprine changes proportion of participants achieving steroid‐sparing control (higher… compared with cyclosporine A (very low certainty).
Non‐biologic, steroid‐sparing therapies for non‐infectious intermediate, posterior, and panuveitis in adults (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.64 [0.33, 1.25]1 study · 21 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Non‐biologic, steroid‐sparing therapies for non‐infectious intermediate, posterior, and panuveitis in adults
2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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How reviews are matched to this question

Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.