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Table 2 Subgroup analysis

From: Efficacy and safety of rituximab in autoimmune and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Subgroup category

OR rate

CR rate

RR

Study, n

ORR (95% CI)

I2 (%)

Study, n

CRR (95% CI)

I2 (%)

Study, n

RR (95% CI)

I2 (%)

Overall

37

0.84 (0.80, 0.88)

75.76

37

0.61 (0.49, 0.73)

97.46

32

0.21 (0.15, 0.26)

75.73

Study design

 Clinical trial

13

0.80 (0.72, 0.89)

83.81

13

0.56 (0.32, 0.80)

98.54

11

0.15 (0.07, 0.22)

73.10

 Observational study

24

0.85 (0.80, 0.89)

69.89

24

0.64 (0.51, 0.76)

95.79

21

0.23 (0.17, 0.30)

72.29

Diagnosis

 AIHA

24

0.79 (0.73, 0.84)

73.20

24

0.44 (0.33, 0.55)

93.13

19

0.28 (0.20, 0.36)

76.36

 wAIHA

8

0.79 (0.69, 0.90)

75.89

8

0.49 (0.22, 0.77)

96.27

7

0.31 (0.14, 0.47)

82.22

 CAD

5

0.66 (0.57, 0.76)

45.99

5

0.14 (0.03, 0.25)

82.57

4

0.31 (0.10, 0.53)

81.81

 MAHA

13

0.93 (0.89, 0.97)

46.99

13

0.93 (0.89, 0.97)

46.99

13

0.09 (0.05, 0.13)

29.13

 TTP

12

0.92 (0.88, 0.96)

50.74

12

0.92 (0.88, 0.96)

50.74

12

0.08 (0.04, 0.12)

21.38

 HUS

1

0.97 (0.88, 1.06)

 

1

0.97 (0.88, 1.06)

 

1

0.29 (0.05, 0.52)

 

Dosage regimen

 375 mg/m2 4 weekly

28

0.83 (0.78, 0.88)

78.64

28

0.62 (0.48, 0.77)

98.03

24

0.20 (0.14, 0.26)

77.50

 Other regimen

8

0.84 (0.76, 0.91)

67.49

8

0.56 (0.45, 0.67)

70.80

7

0.24 (0.13, 0.32)

72.87

Treatment modalities of AIHA

 RTX alone

14

0.82 (0.76, 0.88)

72.74

14

0.44 (0.29, 0.59)

93.22

12

0.30 (0.20, 0.40)

78.27

 In combination

10

0.74 (0.66, 0.81)

59.22

10

0.45 (0.27, 0.63)

93.70

7

0.26 (0.12, 0.39)

76.19