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SynthesisRespiratory research2019

Efficacy and safety of dupilumab for the treatment of uncontrolled asthma: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Xiao-Feng Xiong, Min Zhu, Hong-Xia Wu, Li-Li Fan, De-Yun Cheng

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Synthesis in Respiratory research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  19. Eosinophilic Gastritis in a Patient Previously Treated with Dupilumab.Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine · 2020
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  20. Severe Eosinophilic Asthma.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Xiao-Feng XiongDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, NO. 37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Min ZhuDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, NO. 37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Hong-Xia WuDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, NO. 37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Li-Li FanDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, NO. 37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
De-Yun ChengDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, NO. 37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. chengdeyunscu@163.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSeveral recent clinical trials have assessed the effects of dupilumab in uncontrolled asthma, but reached no definite conclusion. We therefore conducted this meta-analysis to evaluate the overall efficacy and safety of dupilumab for the treatment of uncontrolled asthma.

methodsAll randomized controlled trials were included. Standard mean differences (SMD) or relative risks (RR) were calculated using Fixed-or random-effects models.

resultsFive studies involving 3369 patients were identified. Pooled analysis showed significant improvements in the first-second forced expiratory volume (FEV

conclusionDupilumab treatment is relatively well-tolerated and could significantly improve FEV

Indexed as

Anti-Asthmatic AgentsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAsthmaHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRespiratory Function TestsTreatment OutcomeAnti-Asthmatic AgentsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizeddupilumabDupilumabMeta-analysisRandomized control trialUncontrolled asthma

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PMID31151443
PMCPMC6544936

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