Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · All outcomes

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

Adverse effects · Patients being treated for cancer (acute leukaemia; chemotherapy or stem-cell transplantation)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the prevention and treatment of herpes simplex virus in patients being treated for cancer 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
One study reported adverse effects (Warkentin 2002). Twenty patients allocated to receive high dose valaciclovir reported adverse effects (42%); for the low dose group this number was 27 (52%). Adverse effects were…
1 study · 100 participants
GRADE not reported

Adverse effects · Patients being treated for cancer (predominantly haematological malignancies)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the prevention and treatment of herpes simplex virus in patients being treated for cancer 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
Adverse effects were reported in nine trials. Diagnosis was by evaluation of clinical signs and symptoms (e.g. rash, neurological impairment) and by laboratory tests including renal and hepatic function. None of the…
9 studies
GRADE not reported