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. 2018 Oct 15;16(6):5085–5095. doi: 10.3892/etm.2018.6859

Table III.

Network meta-analysis of PASI 75 response rate between drugs for treating psoriasis.

CSA Etanercept Infliximab Ustekinumab




Drugs Adalimumab Briakinumab 2.5 mg 5 mg 100 mg QW 25 mg BIW 25 mg QW 50 mg BIW 50 mg QW 3 mg 5 mg MTX Placebo 45 mg 90 mg
Adalimumab 2.25 0.31 1.50 0.37 0.43 0.10 0.55 0.25 1.39 3.04 0.39 0.03 0.91 1.04
(0.49,7.32) (0.08,1.34) (0.34,8.64) (0.06,1.53) (0.11,1.59) (0.02,0.45) (0.11,1.67) (0.04,0.94) (0.37,4.75) (0.99,8.77) (0.16,1.02) (0.02,0.06) (0.22,2.54) (0.25,2.91)
Briakinumab 0.44 0.14 0.67 0.16 0.20 0.04 0.23 0.11 0.62 1.37 0.18 0.01 0.40 0.46
(0.14,2.03) (0.03,1.01) (0.12,6.22) (0.04,0.61) (0.07,0.69) (0.01,0.19) (0.05,1.03) (0.03,0.37) (0.18,2.46) (0.44,4.88) (0.05,0.70) (0.01,0.03) (0.15,1.02) (0.18,1.17)
CSA 2.5 mg 3.22 7.11 4.98 1.16 1.43 0.34 1.74 0.78 4.42 9.89 1.29 0.09 2.88 3.32
(0.74,12.82) (0.99,36.73) (1.75,13.54) (0.13,7.39) (0.24,7.30) (0.04,2.07) (0.23,8.30) (0.10,4.39) (0.85,20.65) (2.18,39.43) (0.37,3.97) (0.01,0.35) (0.46,12.78) (0.51,14.83)
CSA 5 mg 0.67 1.49 0.20 0.24 0.29 0.07 0.36 0.16 0.91 2.06 0.44 0.02 0.60 0.69
(0.12,2.95) (0.16,8.29) (0.07,0.57) (0.02,1.67) (0.04,1.67) (0.01,0.47) (0.03,1.95) (0.01,1.02) (0.12,4.84) (0.30,9.18) (0.14,1.57) (0.00,0.08) (0.07,2.96) (0.08,3.38)
Etanercept 2.73 6.15 0.86 4.15 1.23 0.28 1.46 0.66 3.85 8.51 1.11 0.07 2.48 2.85
100 mg QW (0.65,17.41) (1.63,23.99) (0.14,7.79) (0.60,51.05) (0.35,5.34) (0.08,1.07) (0.62,3.62) (0.22,2.09) (0.86,19.38) (2.13,40.28) (0.26,5.97) (0.02,0.24) (0.80,7.72) (0.91,8.85)
Etanercept 2.32 5.07 0.70 3.40 0.82 0.28 1.43 0.55 3.19 7.09 0.90 0.06 2.02 2.32
25 mg BIW (0.63,8.84) (1.44,14.66) (0.14,4.22) (0.60,27.08) (0.19,2.89) (0.06,1.16) (0.39,4.95) (0.15,1.65) (0.77,11.49) (1.92,22.79) (0.24,3.19) (0.02,0.13) (0.72,4.84) (0.81,5.63)
Etanercept 9.73 22.27 2.97 14.40 3.55 3.60 5.25 2.37 13.91 29.78 3.86 0.26 8.81 10.19
25 mg QW (2.22,58.96) (5.23,85.70) (0.48,27.13) (2.13,179.59) (0.94,12.49) (0.86,16.14) (1.99,13.30) (0.73,7.27) (2.92,65.68) (7.31,139.88) (0.91,20.80) (0.05,1.37) (2.69,28.14) (3.01,31.84)
Etanercept 1.83 4.29 0.58 2.75 0.69 0.70 0.19 0.45 2.65 5.70 0.74 0.05 1.68 1.85
50 mg BIW (0.60,9.27) (0.97,18.85) (0.12,4.32) (0.51,30.05) (0.28,1.62) (0.20,2.55) (0.08,0.50) (0.23,0.89) (0.76,10.26) (1.94,21.09) (0.24,3.10) (0.01,0.21) (0.81,3.59) (0.48,7.46)
Etanercept 4.05 9.31 1.28 6.17 1.51 1.81 0.42 2.21 5.75 12.64 1.65 0.11 3.75 4.28
50 mg QW (1.07,23.01) (2.69,31.37) (0.23,10.48) (0.98,71.10) (0.48,4.51) (0.61,6.84) (0.14,1.36) (1.12,4.33) (1.43,27.06) (3.64,54.57) (0.44,7.93) (0.04,0.30) (1.36,9.87) (1.56,11.25)
Infliximab 0.72 1.61 0.23 1.10 0.26 0.31 0.07 0.38 0.17 2.18 0.29 0.02 0.65 0.74
3 mg (0.21,2.67) (0.41,5.67) (0.05,1.17) (0.21,8.04) (0.05,1.16) (0.09,1.30) (0.02,0.34) (0.10,1.31) (0.04,0.70) (1.10,4.75) (0.10,0.87) (0.01,0.05) (0.19,1.97) (0.21,2.29)
Infliximab 0.33 0.73 0.10 0.49 0.12 0.14 0.03 0.18 0.08 0.46 0.13 0.01 0.29 0.34
5 mg (0.11,1.01) (0.20,2.28) (0.03,0.46) (0.11,3.34) (0.02,0.47) (0.04,0.52) (0.01,0.14) (0.05,0.51) (0.02,0.27) (0.21,0.91) (0.06,0.31) (0.00,0.02) (0.09,0.78) (0.11,0.90)
MTX 2.55 5.57 0.78 2.25 0.90 1.11 0.26 1.35 0.61 3.49 7.69 0.05 2.26 2.59
(0.99,6.18) (1.42,18.42) (0.25,2.68) (0.64,6.94) (0.17,3.89) (0.31,4.20) (0.05,1.10) (0.32,4.20) (0.13,2.26) (1.15,9.75) (3.28,17.36) (0.00,0.15) (0.63,6.30) (0.72,7.30)
Placebo 30.93 84.29 11.71 55.90 13.57 16.61 3.83 20.24 9.10 53.49 117.81 19.04 33.57 38.81
(16.26,58.97) (37.74,187.34) (2.86,69.09) (12.23,452.23) (4.22,41.45) (7.77,43.27) (0.73,18.81) (4.73,75.32) (3.34,24.47) (19.24,158.08) (54.46,286.70) (6.83,242.20) (20.28,55.73) (22.22,64.79)
Ustekinumab 1.09 2.48 0.35 1.66 0.40 0.49 0.11 0.60 0.27 1.54 3.43 0.44 0.03 1.19
45 mg (0.39,4.55) (0.98,6.47) (0.08,2.18) (0.34,14.71) (0.13,1.26) (0.21,1.38) (0.04,0.37) (0.28,1.23) (0.10,0.74) (0.51,5.35) (1.28,10.57) (0.16,1.58) (0.02,0.05) (0.34,4.29)
Ustekinumab 0.96 2.17 0.30 1.44 0.35 0.43 0.10 0.54 0.23 1.36 2.97 0.39 0.03 0.84
90 mg (0.34,3.97) (0.85,5.68) (0.07,1.95) (0.30,13.07) (0.11,1.10) (0.18,1.23) (0.03,0.33) (0.13,2.07) (0.09,0.64) (0.44,4.82) (1.11,9.46) (0.14,1.40) (0.02,0.05) (0.23,2.94)

PASI, Psoriasis Area and Severity Index; MTX, methotrexate; CSA, cyclosporin A; BIW, twice weekly; QW, once weekly.