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MEDICINE
卷 100, 期 19, 页码 -出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000025684
关键词
anti-vascular endothelial growth factor; diabetic macular edema; meta-analysis; methotrexate; protocol; systematic review
资金
- Chongqing Health Committee [2016MSXM123]
This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of methotrexate plus anti-VEGF therapy in the treatment of DME, with the hypothesis that combined therapies would provide better therapeutic benefits compared to single method.
Objective: There is no review or meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and safety of methotrexate plus anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME). It is worthy to critically review the evidence of the assessment of combined therapies to inform clinical practice. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of methotrexate plus anti-VEGF therapy in the treatment of DME and to provide evidence for clinical practice. Methods: The electronic databases of EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were searched from the inception to April 2021 using the following key terms: diabetic macular edema, methotrexate, and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor, for all relevant studies. Additionally, the reference lists from published original articles and relevant reviews were assessed to identify more relevant studies. Only English publications were included. Data were extracted by review of each study for population, mean age, gender, follow-up duration, study design, publishing date, characteristics, and outcomes assessment. The present study was performed using Review Manager (RevMan Version 5.3, The Cochrane Collaboration, Copenhagen, Denmark). Results: We hypothesized that combined therapies would provide better therapeutic benefits compared to single method. OSF registration number: 10.17605/OSF.IO/APD6 V.
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