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ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2022

A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis about the Efficacy and Safety of

Hai-Long Wang, Qi Zhao, Wei Li, Hua-Chao Zhu, Liu Lv, Zhen-Hong Zhu, Xi-Xi Wang, Zheng-Zheng Yang, Yu-Cao Ma, Ming-Xuan Liu and 4 more

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Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Hai-Long WangDongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0224-970X
Qi ZhaoDongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
Wei LiDongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
Hua-Chao ZhuDongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
Liu LvDongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
Zhen-Hong ZhuDongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
Xi-Xi WangGuizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China.
Zheng-Zheng YangGuang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
Yu-Cao MaDongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
Ming-Xuan LiuBeijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
Yi-Wen WangBeijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
Hezheng LaiChinese Medicine Centre, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia.
Chun-Ping LiuDongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8119-7762
Yu-Zheng YangThe Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550001, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7390-0796
Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNBeijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNGuiyang Medical University · CNWestern Sydney University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of various conventional synthetic DMARDs, including Methods: We retrieved the related literature from online databases and supplemented it by using a manual retrieval method. Data was extracted from the literature and analyzed with STATA software. Results: A total of 21 trials (5,039 participants) were identified. Assessment of ACR20 response found that TwHF combined with methotrexate (MTX) had the greatest probability for being the best treatment option among the treatments involved, while TwHF used singly was second only to TwHF combined with MTX. Assessment of ACR50 response found that TwHF combined with MTX ranked second in all treatment options after cyclosporine A (CsA) combined with leflunomide (LEF) and TwHF alone, followed by TwHF combined with MTX. Assessment of ACR70 response found that CsA combined with LEF ranked first, TwHF combined with LEF ranked second, TwHF combined with MTX ranked third, and TwHF used singly ranked fourth. In the safety analysis, TwHF had the least probability of adverse event occurrence, followed by TwHF combined with MTX, which ranked first and second, respectively. Conclusion: Compared with the current csDMARDs for treating RA, the efficacy of TwHF was clear, and TwHF combined with MTX performed well under various endpoints. In the future, large, rigorous, and high-quality RCTs are still needed to confirm the benefits of TwHF therapy on RA.

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PMID35591865
PMCPMC9113883
OpenAlexW4280509783

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