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. 2019 Nov 8;3(1):e1–e9. doi: 10.1093/jcag/gwz035

Table 3.

Nonmedical switching to CT-P13 compared to continuing on infliximab originator for stable IBD on originator infliximab: summary of findings table

Certainty assessment No. of patients Effect Certainty Importance
No. of studies Study design Risk of bias Inconsistency Indirectness Imprecision Other considerations CT-P13 infliximab originator Relative (95% CI) Absolute (95% CI)
Not in remission (follow up: mean 12 months; assessed with: Defined clinically)
2 Randomised trials Serious a Not serious Not serious Serious b None 73/234 (31.2%) 59/214 (27.6%) RR 0.89 (0.58–1.38) 30 fewer per 1,000 (from 116 fewer to 105 more) ⨁⨁◯◯ LOW CRITICAL
loss of response or worsening of disease (follow up: mean 12 months; assessed with: clinical opinion)
2 randomised trials serious a not serious serious c serious b none 57/234 (24.4%) 33/214 (15.4%) RR 0.64 (0.44–0.94) 56 fewer per 1,000 (from 86 fewer to 9 fewer) ⨁◯◯◯ VERY LOW CRITICAL
Adverse events (follow up: mean 12 months; assessed with: Assessed clinically (either all adverse events or serious adverse events))
2 Observational studies Serious d Not serious Serious c Serious b None 33/142 (23.2%) 29/151 (19.2%) RR 0.94 (0.74–1.21) 12 fewer per 1,000 (from 50 fewer to 40 more) ⨁◯◯◯ VERY LOW CRITICAL

CI, confidence interval; RR, risk ratio.

aOne of the two trials had an unclear risk of bias.

b95% CI wide with number of events < 250.

cEach trial defined loss of response differently.

dTwo observational studies where decision to switch to CT-P13 is up to patient and clinician.