Cochrane · systematic review · CD012143

Direct‐acting antivirals for chronic hepatitis C

Jakobsen, JC, Nielsen, EE, Feinberg, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library

Hepato-Biliary2 versionsAMSTAR 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
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 66.7%Low 2 · 33.3%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

Current version only

Direct‐acting antivirals versus control

Population: adults with chronic hepatitis C
CD012143.PUB3 (current) · 3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
All‐cause mortality at maximum
Direct‐acting antivirals vs control
OR 3.72 [0.53, 26.18]11 studies · 2996 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Proportion of participants with one or more serious adverse event at maximum
Direct‐acting antivirals vs control
OR 0.93 [0.75, 1.15]43 studies · 15817 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness
Proportion of participants with no sustained virological response at maximum
Direct‐acting antivirals vs control
RR 0.44 [0.37, 0.52]32 studies · 6886 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias

Direct‐acting antivirals withdrawn from the market versus control

Population: adults with chronic hepatitis C
CD012143.PUB3 (current) · 3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
All‐cause mortality at maximum
Direct‐acting antivirals withdrawn from the market vs control
OR 0.64 [0.23, 1.79]5 studies · 3045 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Proportion of participants with one or more serious adverse event at maximum
Direct‐acting antivirals withdrawn from the market vs control
OR 1.45 [1.22, 1.73]29 studies · 9229 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness
Proportion of participants with no sustained virological response at maximum
Direct‐acting antivirals withdrawn from the market vs control
RR 0.61 [0.55, 0.69]21 studies · 9075 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias

Direct‐acting antivirals versus control

Population: adults with chronic hepatitis C
CD012143.PUB2 · 3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
All‐cause mortality at maximum
Direct‐acting antivirals vs control
OR 3.72 [0.53, 26.18]11 studies · 2996 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Proportion of participants with one or more serious adverse event at maximum
Direct‐acting antivirals vs control
OR 0.93 [0.75, 1.15]43 studies · 15817 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness
Proportion of participants with no sustained virological response at maximum
Direct‐acting antivirals vs control
RR 0.44 [0.37, 0.52]32 studies · 6886 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness

Direct‐acting antivirals withdrawn from the market versus control

Population: adults with chronic hepatitis C
CD012143.PUB2 · 3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
All‐cause mortality at maximum
Direct‐acting antivirals withdrawn from the market vs control
OR 0.64 [0.23, 1.79]5 studies · 3045 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Proportion of participants with one or more serious adverse event at maximum
Direct‐acting antivirals withdrawn from the market vs control
OR 1.45 [1.22, 1.73]29 studies · 9229 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness
Proportion of participants with no sustained virological response at maximum
Direct‐acting antivirals withdrawn from the market vs control
RR 0.61 [0.55, 0.69]21 studies · 9075 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness