Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Failure to maintain remission · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis

It is very uncertain whether 6‐Mercaptopurine changes failure to maintain remission compared with 5‐ASA (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Azathioprine and 6‐mercaptopurine for maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.53 [0.31, 0.9]
1 study · 22 participants
Very low

Failure to maintain remission · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis

It is very uncertain whether 6‐Mercaptopurine changes failure to maintain remission compared with methotrexate (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Azathioprine and 6‐mercaptopurine for maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.55 [0.31, 0.95]
1 study · 26 participants
Very low