Meta-Analysisof Efficacy and Safety of Tocilizumab Used Alone and Combined with Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients / 中国药师

ABSTRACT

Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy and safety between tocilizumab (TCZ) combined with methotrexate (MTX) and TCZ used alone in the patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by meta-analysis to provide reference for the treatment adjustment for the patients with poor response to MTX.Methods: Literature searches were conducted in sinoMed, VIP, PubMed, Cochrane Library and OVID, and then identified according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.Meta-analysis was conducted using Rev Man 5.3.5 software.Results: Totally 7 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included in the analysis.A total number of patients were 1534 cases.The meta-analysis showed that in the treatment of RA, TCZ combined with MTX had significantly higher odds of DAS28≤2.6 remission and CDAI≤2.8 remission when compared with TCZ alone , and the incidence of adverse events (AE), serious adverse events (SAE) and serious inection had no statistical differences.Conclusion: The efficacy of TCZ combined with MTX is higher than that of TCZ alone in RA patients, and the safety is similar.The conclusion still needs further confirmation by RCTs with large samples and high quality.