Cochrane · systematic review · CD011639

Maintenance immunosuppression for adults undergoing liver transplantation: a network meta‐analysis

Rodríguez‐Perálvarez, M, Guerrero‐Misas, M, Thorburn, D, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library

Hepato-BiliaryAMSTAR 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
12
current version
GRADE rated
11
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 8.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 10 · 83.3%Low 1 · 8.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

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

Maintenance immunosuppressive regimens for adults undergoing liver transplantation: a network meta‐analysis

Population: people undergoing liver transplantation
12 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Interventions
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cyclosporine A
HR 1.1 [0.56, 2.34]8 studies · 1176 participantsVery low
Downgraded: indirectness
Cyclosporine A plus azathioprine
HR 1.31 [0.05, 31.94]2 studies · 202 participantsVery low
Downgraded: indirectness
Cyclosporine A plus azathioprine plus glucocorticosteroids
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Downgraded: indirectness
Cyclosporine A plus glucocorticosteroids
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Downgraded: indirectness
Cyclosporine A plus mycophenolate plus glucocorticosteroids
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Downgraded: indirectness
Everolimus
HR 1.62 [0.73, 3.99]1 study · 474 participantsVery low
Downgraded: indirectness
Tacrolimus plus azathioprine
HR 0.46 [0.17, 1.15]1 study · 97 participantsVery low
Downgraded: indirectness
Tacrolimus plus everolimus
HR 1.43 [0.63, 3.38]1 study · 488 participantsVery low
Downgraded: indirectness
Tacrolimus plus glucocorticosteroids
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Downgraded: indirectness
Tacrolimus plus mycophenolate plus glucocorticosteroids
HR 0.58 [0.14, 1.91]1 study · 195 participantsVery low
Downgraded: indirectness
Tacrolimus plus sirolimus
HR 2.76 [1.3, 6.69]1 study · 222 participantsLow
Downgraded: indirectness