Cochrane · systematic review · CD007571

Vedolizumab for induction and maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis

Bickston, SJ, Behm, BW, Tsoulis, DJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library

GutAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 4 · 57.1%High 3 · 42.9%

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.

Questions and results

Vedolizumab versus placebo for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis

Population: Patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Failure to induce clinical remission
Vedolizumab vs placebo
RR 0.86 [0.8, 0.91]4 studies · 606 participantsHigh
Failure to induce clinical response
Vedolizumab vs placebo
RR 0.68 [0.59, 0.78]3 studies · 601 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Failure to induce endoscopic remission
Vedolizumab vs placebo
RR 0.82 [0.75, 0.91]3 studies · 583 participantsHigh
Clinical relapse
Vedolizumab vs placebo
RR 0.67 [0.59, 0.77]1 study · 373 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Endoscopic relapse
Vedolizumab vs placebo
RR 0.58 [0.49, 0.68]1 study · 373 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Adverse events
Vedolizumab vs placebo
RR 0.99 [0.93, 1.07]2 studies · 941 participantsHigh
Serious adverse events
Vedolizumab vs placebo
RR 1.01 [0.72, 1.42]3 studies · 1122 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision