Cochrane · systematic review · CD008740

Tenofovir or zidovudine in three‐drug combination therapy with one nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor and one non‐nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for initial treatment of HIV infection in antiretroviral‐naïve individuals

Spaulding, A, Rutherford, GW, Siegfried, N · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2010 · Cochrane Library

HIV/AIDSAMSTAR 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 20%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 40%High 2 · 40%

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

TDF compared to AZT for initial ART

Population: patients with initial ART
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Serious adverse events
TDF vs AZT
RR 0.92 [0.6, 1.43]2 studies · 586 participantsHigh
Virologic response
TDF vs AZT
RR 2.04 [0.17, 24.84]2 studies · 586 participantsHigh
Adherence/tolerability/retention
TDF vs AZT
RR 1.17 [1.06, 1.29]2 studies · 586 participantsModerate
Immunological response
TDF vs AZT
no estimate extracted1 study · 515 participantsModerate
Drug resistance
TDF vs AZT
RR 20.43 [1.24, 335.9]1 study · 71 participantsVery low