Review Article

A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis about the Efficacy and Safety of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 1

Literature characteristics.

InterventionEndpointAverage age(Years old)Gender(%F)Duration oftreatmentSamplesize
TreatmentgroupControlgroupOthergroup

Reece, 2002 [16]LMACR20L:60
M:61
total:5416 weeks39
Cohen, 2001 [17]LMACR20, 50, 70L:54
M:53
total:7348 weeks380
Lv, 2015 [1]TMM + TACR20, 50, 70T:51.3
M:51.0
M + T:50.6
T:81.2
M:85.5
M + T:79.7
24 weeks207
Goldbach-mansky R,2009 [18]STACR20, 50, 70T:54
S:52
T:73
S:87
24 weeks121
Strand,1994 [19]LMPACR20, 50, 70L:54.1
M:53.3
P:54.6
L:72.5
M:75.3
P:70.3
52 weeks482
Emery,2000 [20]LMACR20L:58.3
M:57.8
L:70.7
M:71.3
52 weeks999
Kraan,2000a [21]LMACR20, 50L:60
M:59
L:43.8
M:52.6
16 weeks35
Kraan,2000b [22]LMACR20, 50L:63
M:66
L:57.1
M:37.5
16 weeks15
Bao, 2003 [23]LMACR20L:46.59
M:45.81
L:81.1
M:79.8
12 weeks504
Capell, 2007 [24]SMM + SACR20, 50, 70S:55
M:53
M + S:56
S:75
M:79
M + S:75
48 weeks165
Haagsm, 1997 [25]SMM + SACR20S:56.8
M:54.9
M + S:57.0
S:61.8
M:65.7
M + S:66.7
52 weeks105
Dougads, 1999 [26]SMM + SACR20S:52
M:50
M + S:52
S:71
M:74
M + S:77
52 weeks205
Smolen, 1999 [27]LSPACR 20, 50S:58.9
L:58.3
P:58.8
S:69
L:76
P:75
24 weeks358
Karanikolas, 2006 [28]CLL + CACR20, 50, 7048 weeks102
Scott, 2001 [29]LSACR20, 50, 70S:59
L:58
S:69
L:76
24 weeks262
Yocum,2003 [30]FPACR20, 50F:55.9
P:55.8
F:77.2
P:75.8
24 weeks464
Kawai,2011 [31]FPACR20, 50, 70F:47.1
P:50.0
F:90.2
P:80.6
28 weeks123
Pillemer, 1997 [32]MiPACR20Mi:55.0
P:53.5
Mi:76
P:80
48 weeks219
Chao-yang Long, 2019 [33]TMACR20, 50T:65.03
M:64.79
T:73.3
M:80.0
12 weeks60
Yong-qiang Wang, 2013 [34]MM + TACR20, 50total:43.4total:55.612 weeks126
Ming-li Zhao, 2017 [35]L + TLACR20, 50, 70L:62.24
L + T:64.32
L:72.4
L + T:83.4
12 weeks68

TwHF, Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F; MTX, methotrexate; LEF, leflunomide; SSZ, sulfasalazine; CsA, cyclosporine; FK506, tacrolimus; and MINO, minocycline; M, MTX; T, TwHF; M + T, TwHF combined with MTX; L, LEF; L + T, TwHF combined with LEF; S, SSZ; M + S, SSZ combined with MTX; C, CsA; L + C, CsA combined with LEF; F, FK506; Mi, MINO; P, placebo.