Comparative efficacy and safety of tofacitinib, with or without methotrexate, in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: a Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Rheumatology International

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1965-1974

  Lee, Young Ho ^a   Bae, Sang Cheol ^b   Song, Gwan Gyu ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Network meta analysis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Safety; Tofacitinib

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; METHOTREXATE; PLACEBO; TOFACITINIB; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BAYES THEOREM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; PIPERIDINES; PYRIMIDINES; PYRROLES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84947616388     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-015-3291-4     Document Type: Article

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