Janus kinases inhibitors for coronavirus disease-2019 : A pairwise and Bayesian network meta-analysis

Copyright © 2022 Niu, Lin, He, Yang, Qin, Feng, Guan, Zhou and Chen..

Background: JAK (Janus kinases) inhibitors have been proposed as a promising treatment option for the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). However, the benefits of JAK inhibitors and the optimum thereof for COVID-19 have not been adequately defined.

Methods: Databases were searched from their inception dates to 17 June 2022. Eligible studies included randomized controlled trials and observational studies. Extracted data were analyzed by pairwise and network meta-analysis. The primary outcome was the coefficient of mortality.

Results: Twenty-eight studies of 8,206 patients were included and assessed qualitatively (modified Jadad and Newcastle-Ottawa Scale scores). A pairwise meta-analysis revealed that JAK inhibitors effectively reduced the mortality (OR = 0.54; 95% CI: 0.46-0.63; P < 0.00001; I 2 = 32%) without increasing the risk of adverse events (OR = 1.02; 95% CI: 0.88-1.18; P = 0.79; I 2 = 12%). In a network meta-analysis, clinical efficacy benefits were seen among different types of JAK inhibitors (baricitinib, ruxolitinib, and tofacitinib) without the observation of a declined incidence of adverse events. The assessment of rank probabilities indicated that ruxolitinib presented the greatest likelihood of benefits regarding mortality and adverse events.

Conclusion: JAK inhibitors appear to be a promising treatment for COVID-19 concerning reducing mortality, and they do not increase the risk of adverse events vs. standard of care. A network meta-analysis suggests that mortality benefits are associated with specific JAK inhibitors, and among these, ruxolitinib presents the greatest likelihood of having benefits for mortality and adverse events.

Systematic review registration: [www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero], identifier [CRD42022343338].

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in medicine - 9(2022) vom: 01., Seite 973688

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Niu, Jianyi [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Zhiwei [VerfasserIn]
He, Zhenfeng [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Xiaojing [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Lijie [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Shengchuan [VerfasserIn]
Guan, Lili [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Luqian [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Rongchang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adverse events
COVID-19
JAK inhibitors
Mortality
Network meta-analysis
Systematic Review

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Date Revised 21.12.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fmed.2022.973688

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350197237