Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 80%Low 1 · 20%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Failure to maintain remission · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis

Azathioprine may leads to lower failure to maintain remission compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Azathioprine and 6‐mercaptopurine for maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.68 [0.54, 0.86]
4 studies · 232 participants
Low

Failure to maintain remission · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis

It is very uncertain whether azathioprine changes failure to maintain remission compared with sulfasalazine (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 1.52 [0.66, 3.5]
1 study · 25 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 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

Failure to maintain remission · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis

It is very uncertain whether azathioprine (AZA) changes failure to maintain remission compared with cyclosporin of remission (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 0.8 [0.33, 1.92]
1 study · 16 participants
Very low