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2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Musculoskeletal

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Monthly pegloticase vs placebo

Proportion with complete resolution of a target tophus · participants with tophi in gout

Monthly pegloticase showed no clear difference in proportion with complete resolution of tophi compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for tophi in gout 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.86 [0.68, 11.97]
1 study · 79 participants
Moderate

Pegloticase every two weeks (biweekly) vs placebo

Proportion with complete resolution of a target tophus · participants with tophi in gout

Pegloticase every two weeks (biweekly) probably leads to higher proportion with complete resolution of tophi compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for tophi in gout 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 5.45 [1.38, 21.54]
1 study · 79 participants
Moderate