Azathioprine vs methotrexate
Death · adults with renal vasculitis for maintenance therapy
Azathioprine may leads to lower death compared with methotrexate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.331 study · 126 participantsLow
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
6 questions · 6 findings · 1 reviews · Kidney and Transplant
No studies found 2 · 33.3%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 66.7%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Azathioprine vs methotrexate
Kidney function · adults with renal vasculitis for maintenance therapy
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Azathioprine vs methotrexate
Dialysis · adults with renal vasculitis for maintenance therapy
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Azathioprine vs methotrexate
Relapse · adults with renal vasculitis for maintenance therapy
Azathioprine showed no clear difference in relapse compared with methotrexate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1.1 [0.68, 1.77]1 study · 126 participantsLow
Azathioprine vs methotrexate
Adverse event causing death or study drug discontinuation · adults with renal vasculitis for maintenance therapy
Azathioprine showed no clear difference in adverse events causing death or study drug discontinuation compared with methotrexate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.58 [0.25, 1.38]1 study · 126 participantsLow
Azathioprine vs methotrexate
Severe adverse events · adults with renal vasculitis for maintenance therapy
Azathioprine may leads to lower severe adverse events compared with methotrexate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.581 study · 126 participantsLow