Table 8.
Study | Intervention | Comparator | Follow-up | N | Colectomy rate %, or OR (95% CI) | Quality of evidence |
Komaki et al[28] | Tacrolimus | Placebo | 2 wk (RCT) | 103 | 0% | High |
Narula et al[29] | IFX | Cyclosporine | 3 mo (RCT) | 385 | 26.6% (IFX); 26.4% (C) OR 1.00 (0.64-1.59) | Low |
IFX | Cyclosporine | 3 mo (non RCT) | 478 | 24.1% (IFX); 42.5% (C) OR 0.53 (0.22-1.28) | Very low | |
IFX | Cyclosporine | 12 mo (RCT) | 415 | 34.4% (IFX); 40.8% (C) OR 0.76 (0.51-1.14) | Low | |
IFX | Cyclosporine | 12 mo (non RCT) | 854 | 20.7% (IFX); 36.8% (C) OR 0.42 (0.22-0.83) | Very low |
C: Cyclosporine; CI: Confidence interval; IFX: Infliximab; n: Number of patients; OR: Odds ratio; RCT: Randomized clinical trial.