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Etanercept in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis: a meta-analysis of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials, and the comparison of the Caucasian and Chinese population
European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, 07/03/2012
Clinical Article
Li ZH et al. – The preliminary analysis provided that the Caucasian population has better response to etanercept treatment, with more treatment–emergent adverse events.
Methods- This meta-analysis of fourteen randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials with 1,570 participants was performed to investigate the efficacy and safety of etanercept, by means of calculating the overall relative risk, and to compare the different responses between the Caucasian population and the Chinese population.
- Generally, there was sufficient evidence to prove that etanercept has its advantages in both disease activity controlling and symptoms relieving, especially for axial joints compared with peripheric joints, without higher incidence of serious adverse events.