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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2019

Anti-CD22 epratuzumab for systemic lupus erythematosus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Jian Li, Ming-Ming Wei, Qin Song, Xiang-Hua Guo, Li Shao, Yan Liu

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jian LiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China.
Ming-Ming WeiDepartment of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China.
Qin SongDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China.
Xiang-Hua GuoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China.
Li ShaoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China.
Yan LiuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China.
Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a remarkable and challenging autoimmune disorder that is characterized by a broad range of clinical manifestations, such as flares and remissions. Recently, the humanized anti-CD22 antibody epratuzumab for SLE has been extensively studied. The aim of the present study was to perform a meta-analysis on the findings of associated randomized controlled trials in order to evaluate the effects of epratuzumab on SLE. Data from publications in PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library were collected up to March 2017. To calculate the risk ratio or standardized mean differences (SMDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), a random effect model was applied when heterogeneity was significant and a fixed effect model was used when heterogeneity was negligible. All statistical tests were performed using Review Manager 5.3 software. A total of 1,921 participants in 4 studies (5 trials) that met the selection criteria were analyzed in this meta-analysis. Analyses of the BILAG-based Combined Lupus Assessment (BICLA) response and SLE Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDA-2K) score revealed that epratuzumab (720-3,600 mg) significantly improved the BICLA response (RR=1.09; 95% CI, 1.04 to 1.14) and decreased the SLEDA-2K score (SMD=-0.31; 95% CI, -0.67 to 0.06; P=0.10). While the British Isles Lupus Assessment Group index score was not significantly altered between the epratuzumab and control groups. For safety analyses, no statistically significant differences were identified between the two groups, which were proved by the pooled results (all P-values >0.05). These findings suggested that epratuzumab may be relatively safe and may have better therapeutic effectiveness than placebo control conditions in patients with SLE.

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efficacyepratuzumabmeta-analysissafetysystemic lupus erythematosus

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PMID31316634
PMCPMC6601380
OpenAlexW2947200578

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