Safety and Efficacy of Two Different Doses of Everolimus in Kidney Transplantation: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Authors

  • Morteza Arab-Zozani School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Author
  • Mitra Mahdavi-Mazdeh Tissue Bank and Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Author
  • Edris Hasanpoor Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Author
  • Djavad Ghoddoosi Nejad Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Author
  • Mobin Sokhanvar Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Author
  • Edris Kakemam Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, School of management and medical informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Author

Abstract

Introduction. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy-related events and adverse events of 2 different doses of everolimus in kidney transplant recipients.

Materials and Methods. The Cochrane, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases were searched for randomized controlled trials published by the end of 2015 on the use of everolimus in kidney transplant recipients at doses of 1.5 mg/d and 3 mg/d. Two independent reviewers assessed the studies for quality and eligibility and extracted the data. The relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for treated efficacy-related events and adverse events were collected to calculate pooled measures.

Results. A total of 8 articles describing 7 randomized controlled trials (n = 2148 participants) were included in this study. The overall RR in adverse event outcomes was significantly in favor of the lower dose of everolimus (RR, 0.96; 0.95% CI, 0.93 to 0.99; P < .001). The overall risk of graft loss was lower with 1.5 mg/d of everolimus (RR, 0.76; 0.95% CI, 0.59 to 0.99; P = .04, I2 = 25.0%). There was no relationship between the rates of efficacy failure, biopsy-proven acute rejection, death, or loss to follow up outcomes in all the three time follow-up times between the two doses of everolimus.

Conclusions. The result of this systematic review and meta-analysis showed that the overall outcomes of adverse events and graft loss were better with everolimus, 1.5 mg/d, than with everolimus, 3 mg/d, when combined with other kidney transplantation medications.

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2017-02-01

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REVIEW | Transplantation

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Safety and Efficacy of Two Different Doses of Everolimus in Kidney Transplantation: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (2017). Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases, 11(1), 1-11. https://ijkd.org/index.php/ijkd/article/view/2763

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