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Rituximab vs placebo: Participant subjective impression of change stable or improved at 8 to 12 months

Rituximab may leads to higher participant subjective impression of change stable or improved at 8… compared with placebo (low certainty).

What each review found

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Rituximab vs placebo
Participant subjective impression of change stable or improved at 8 to 12 months · people with IgM anti‐myelin‐associated glycoprotein paraprotein‐associated peripheral neuropathies
Rituximab may leads to higher participant subjective impression of change stable or improved at 8… compared with placebo (low certainty).
Immunotherapy for IgM anti‐myelin‐associated glycoprotein paraprotein‐associated peripheral neuropathies (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.86 [1.27, 2.71]2 studies · 70 participantsLow

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Immunotherapy for IgM anti‐myelin‐associated glycoprotein paraprotein‐associated peripheral neuropathies
2016 · 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

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