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987 questions in 78 reviews · Haematology
current versionsNo studies 256 · 25.9%Ungraded 64 · 6.5%Very low 207 · 21%Low 247 · 25%Moderate 163 · 16.5%High 50 · 5.1%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Summary of findings table ‐ Corticosteroids plus standard care vs standard care (plus/minus placebo) Clinical improvement: discharged alive ( · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19 Systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID‐19: Equity‐related analyses and update on evidence (2022) · Cochrane | RR 1.07 [1.03, 1.11] | 3 studies · 6786 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Corticosteroids plus standard care vs standard care (plus/minus placebo) Clinical worsening: new need for invasive mechanical ventilation or death · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19 Systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID‐19: Equity‐related analyses and update on evidence (2022) · Cochrane | RR 0.92 [0.84, 1.01] | 2 studies · 5586 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Corticosteroids plus standard care vs standard care (plus/minus placebo) Serious adverse events ( · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19 Systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID‐19: Equity‐related analyses and update on evidence (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 678 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Corticosteroids plus standard care vs standard care (plus/minus placebo) Adverse events (any grade) ( · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19 Systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID‐19: Equity‐related analyses and update on evidence (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 447 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Corticosteroids plus standard care vs standard care (plus/minus placebo) Hospital‐acquired infections ( · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19 Systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID‐19: Equity‐related analyses and update on evidence (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 598 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Corticosteroids plus standard care vs standard care (plus/minus placebo) Invasive fungal infections ( · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19 Systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID‐19: Equity‐related analyses and update on evidence (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 64 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Methylprednisolone vs dexamethasone All‐cause mortality up to 30 days · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19 Systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID‐19: Equity‐related analyses and update on evidence (2022) · Cochrane | RR 0.51 [0.24, 1.07] | 1 study · 86 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR All‐cause mortality at day 28 · people with moderate to severe disease (WHO scale 4–9); all trials contributing results to the summary of findings… Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | RR 0.6 [0.14, 2.51] | 3 studies · 230 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR Improvement of clinical status: all initial symptoms resolved (asymptomatic) at day 14 · all trials contributing results to the summary of findings table included people with mild disease (WHO scale 1 to 3)§ Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | RR 0.9 [0.6, 1.36] | 2 studies · 478 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Improvement of clinical status: time to symptom resolution · all trials contributing results to the summary of findings table included people with mild disease (WHO scale 1 to 3)§ Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR QoL (physical component) at up to 28 days, measured on the PROMIS Global‐10 scale and normalized to values from 16.2, low QoL, to 67.2, maximum QoL · all trials contributing results to the summary of findings table included people with mild disease (WHO scale 1 to 3)§ Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | MD 0 | 1 study · 1358 participants | High |
Intervention NR QoL (mental component) at up to 28 days, measured on the PROMIS Global‐10 scale and normalized to values from 21.2, low QoL, to 67.6, maximum QoL · all trials contributing results to the summary of findings table included people with mild disease (WHO scale 1 to 3)§ Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | MD 0 | 1 study · 1358 participants | High |
Intervention NR Serious adverse events during the trial period · all trials contributing results to the summary of findings table included people with mild disease (WHO scale 1 to 3)§ Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | RR 2.27 [0.62, 8.31] | 5 studies · 1502 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Any adverse events during the trial period · all trials contributing results to the summary of findings table included people with mild disease (WHO scale 1 to 3)§ Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | RR 1.24 [0.87, 1.76] | 5 studies · 1502 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Viral clearance at day 7 · all trials contributing results to the summary of findings table included people with mild disease (WHO scale 1 to 3)§ Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | RR 1.01 [0.69, 1.48] | 2 studies · 331 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Worsening of clinical status: participants with new need for invasive mechanical ventilation or death at day 28 · people with moderate to severe disease (WHO scale 4–9); all trials contributing results to the summary of findings… Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | RR 0.82 [0.33, 2.04] | 2 studies · 118 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR Improvement of clinical status: participants discharged alive at day 28 · people with moderate to severe disease (WHO scale 4–9); all trials contributing results to the summary of findings… Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | RR 1.03 [0.78, 1.35] | 1 study · 73 participants | Low |
Intervention NR QoL at longest · people with moderate to severe disease (WHO scale 4–9); all trials contributing results to the summary of findings… Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Serious adverse events during the trial period · people with moderate to severe disease (WHO scale 4–9); all trials contributing results to the summary of findings… Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | RR 1.55 [0.07, 35.89] | 2 studies · 197 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR Any adverse events during the trial period · people with moderate to severe disease (WHO scale 4–9); all trials contributing results to the summary of findings… Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | RR 1.04 [0.61, 1.79] | 3 studies · 228 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Viral clearance at day 7 · people with moderate to severe disease (WHO scale 4–9); all trials contributing results to the summary of findings… Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | RR 1.12 [0.8, 1.58] | 3 studies · 231 participants | Low |
Intervention NR All‐cause mortality at day 28 · all trials contributing results to the summary of findings table included people with mild disease (WHO scale 1 to 3)§ Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | RR 0.77 [0.47, 1.25] | 6 studies · 2860 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR Worsening of clinical status: admission to hospital or death within 28 days · all trials contributing results to the summary of findings table included people with mild disease (WHO scale 1 to 3)§ Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | RR 1.09 [0.2, 6.02] | 2 studies · 590 participants | Low |
JAK inhibitors plus standard of care vs standard of care (plus/minus placebo) Outcomes(Time frame of absolute effects) · hospitalised people with confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 infection Janus kinase inhibitors for the treatment of COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
JAK inhibitors plus standard of care vs standard of care (plus/minus placebo) All‐cause mortality (up to day 28) · hospitalised people with confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 infection Janus kinase inhibitors for the treatment of COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 11145 participants | Moderate |
JAK inhibitors plus standard of care vs standard of care (plus/minus placebo) All‐cause mortality (up to day 60) · hospitalised people with confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 infection Janus kinase inhibitors for the treatment of COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 1626 participants | High |
JAK inhibitors plus standard of care vs standard of care (plus/minus placebo) Improvement in clinical status: discharged alive or hospitalised, but no longer requiring ongoing medical care (up to day 28) · hospitalised people with confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 infection Janus kinase inhibitors for the treatment of COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 10802 participants | Moderate |
JAK inhibitors plus standard of care vs standard of care (plus/minus placebo) Worsening of clinical status: new need for invasive mechanical ventilation or death (at day 28) · hospitalised people with confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 infection Janus kinase inhibitors for the treatment of COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 9417 participants | Moderate |
JAK inhibitors plus standard of care vs standard of care (plus/minus placebo) Adverse events (any grade) · hospitalised people with confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 infection Janus kinase inhibitors for the treatment of COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 1885 participants | Moderate |
JAK inhibitors plus standard of care vs standard of care (plus/minus placebo) Serious adverse events · hospitalised people with confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 infection Janus kinase inhibitors for the treatment of COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 2901 participants | Moderate |
JAK inhibitors plus standard of care vs standard of care (plus/minus placebo) Secondary infection · hospitalised people with confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 infection Janus kinase inhibitors for the treatment of COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 10041 participants | Low |
Fluvoxamine plus standard care vs placebo plus standard care All‐cause mortality (at day 28) · symptomatic people with COVID‐19 Fluvoxamine for the treatment of COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | RR 0.69 [0.38, 1.27] | 2 studies · 1649 participants | Low |
Fluvoxamine plus standard care vs placebo plus standard care All‐cause admission to hospital or death (before hospital admission) · symptomatic people with COVID‐19 Fluvoxamine for the treatment of COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | RR 0.55 [0.16, 1.89] | 2 studies · 1649 participants | Low |
Fluvoxamine plus standard care vs placebo plus standard care Symptom resolution · symptomatic people with COVID‐19 Fluvoxamine for the treatment of COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Fluvoxamine plus standard care vs placebo plus standard care Quality of life (at longest · symptomatic people with COVID‐19 Fluvoxamine for the treatment of COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Fluvoxamine plus standard care vs placebo plus standard care Serious adverse events (during study period) · symptomatic people with COVID‐19 Fluvoxamine for the treatment of COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | RR 0.56 [0.15, 2.03] | 2 studies · 1649 participants | Very low |
Fluvoxamine plus standard care vs placebo plus standard care Any adverse events (during study period) · symptomatic people with COVID‐19 Fluvoxamine for the treatment of COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | RR 1.06 [0.82, 1.37] | 2 studies · 1649 participants | Very low |
Fluvoxamine plus standard care vs placebo plus standard care Suicide or suicide attempt (at longest · symptomatic people with COVID‐19 Fluvoxamine for the treatment of COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Complete haematological response at 12 months · adults with newly diagnosed warm AIHA Disease‐modifying treatments for primary autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (2021) · Cochrane | RR 2.13 [1.34, 3.4] | 2 studies · 96 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Frequency of adverse events at two, six and 12 months · adults with newly diagnosed warm AIHA Disease‐modifying treatments for primary autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Partial haematological response at 12 months · adults with newly diagnosed warm AIHA Disease‐modifying treatments for primary autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (2021) · Cochrane | RR 3 [0.13, 68.57] | 1 study · 32 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR Overall survival at six and 12 months · adults with newly diagnosed warm AIHA Disease‐modifying treatments for primary autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Relapse‐free survival at six and 12 months · adults with newly diagnosed warm AIHA Disease‐modifying treatments for primary autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR RBC transfusion requirement after treatment at 12 months · adults with newly diagnosed warm AIHA Disease‐modifying treatments for primary autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (2021) · Cochrane | RR 0.8 [0.26, 2.45] | 1 study · 32 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR QOL as measured by validated instruments at 12 months · adults with newly diagnosed warm AIHA Disease‐modifying treatments for primary autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Overall survival ( · people with relapsed or refractory DLBCL Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T‐cell therapy for people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B‐cell… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 567 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR Quality of life ( · people with relapsed or refractory DLBCL Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T‐cell therapy for people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B‐cell… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 294 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR Any adverse events ( · people with relapsed or refractory DLBCL Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T‐cell therapy for people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B‐cell… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 550 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR Any serious adverse events ( · people with relapsed or refractory DLBCL Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T‐cell therapy for people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B‐cell… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 281 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR Cytokine release syndrome ( · people with relapsed or refractory DLBCL Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T‐cell therapy for people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B‐cell… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 675 participants | Very low |