Journal article
Adverse effects of biologics: a network meta‐analysis and Cochrane overview
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Biologics are used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and many other conditions. While the efficacy of biologics has been established, there is uncertainty regarding the adverse effects of this treatment. Since serious risks such as tuberculosis (TB) reactivation, serious infections, and lymphomas may be common to the biologics but occur in small numbers across the various indications, we planned to combine the results from …
Authors
Singh JA; Wells GA; Christensen R; Ghogomu ET; Maxwell LJ; MacDonald JK; Filippini G; Skoetz N; Francis DK; Lopes LC
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2016, No. 2,
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd008794.pub2
ISSN
1361-6137