Mycophenolate mofetil may leads to lower adverse effects: gum hypertrophy compared with cyclosporin (low certainty).
Mycophenolate mofetil showed no clear difference in adverse effects: reduced GFR compared with cyclosporin (low certainty).
Levamisole may leads to lower relapse during treatment (4 to 12 months) compared with steroids or placebo or both, or no treatment (low certainty).
Levamisole may leads to lower relapse at 6 to 12 months compared with steroids or placebo or both, or no treatment (low certainty).
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
Levamisole showed no clear difference in adverse effects: leucopenia compared with steroids or placebo or both, or no treatment (low certainty).
Levamisole showed no clear difference in adverse effects: ANCA positive/arthritis compared with steroids or placebo or both, or no treatment (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether levamisole changes relapse: at end of therapy compared with cyclophosphamide (very low certainty).
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
Levamisole showed no clear difference in adverse effects: infection compared with cyclophosphamide (low certainty).
Levamisole showed no clear difference in adverse effects: leucopenia compared with cyclophosphamide (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether levamisole changes adverse effects: abnormal liver function tests compared with cyclophosphamide (very low certainty).
Cyclosporin plus prednisolone may leads to lower relapse at 6 months compared with prednisolone alone (low certainty).
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
Cyclosporin plus prednisolone showed no clear difference in relapse at 12 months compared with prednisolone alone (low certainty).
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
It is very uncertain whether cyclosporin plus prednisolone changes adverse effects: number needing cytotoxic agents compared with prednisolone alone (very low certainty).