Meta-analysis results for all treatments

Treatment relative effect with 95% CI; and degree of certainty (adaptated from GRADE). method

Treament Trials      
Demonstrated or suggested benefit Inconclusive results Uncertain results Safety results
Immunosuppressants drugs38

demonstrated 44 % increase in clinical improvement

suggested 90 % increase in clinical improvement (14-day)

inconclusive results for: deaths (time to event analysis only); clinical deterioration; clinical improvement (21-day); clinical improvement (28-day); clinical improvement (7-day); clinical improvement (time to event analysis only); death or ventilation; hospital discharge; mechanical ventilation; viral clearance (time to event analysis only); ICU admission; recovery; related AE (TRAE); serious adverse events; superinfection; acute kidney injury ; adverse events; elevated liver enzymes; Myocardial infarction ; venous thromboembolism

suggested 7 % decrease in death or transfer to ICU but the degree if certainty is unassessable

suggested 5.5-fold increase in radiologic improvement (14-day) but the degree if certainty is unassessable

suggested 84 % decrease in arrhythmia but the degree if certainty is unassessable

12 % decrease in death D28 with safety concern

19 % decrease in deaths with safety concern

Immunostimulants drugs27

suggested 26 % decrease in deaths

demonstrated 20 % increase in clinical improvement (time to event analysis only)

suggested 38 % decrease in ICU admission

inconclusive results for: 14-days deaths; death D28; death or transfer to ICU; deaths (time to event analysis only); clinical deterioration; clinical improvement; clinical improvement (14-day); clinical improvement (28-day); clinical improvement (7-day); hospital discharge; mechanical ventilation; mechanical ventilation (time to event analysis only); radiologic improvement (14-day); viral clearance ; viral clearance by day 14; off oxygenation; serious adverse events; superinfection; adverse events--
corticosteroids16noneinconclusive results for: death D28; deaths; deaths (time to event analysis only); clinical deterioration; clinical improvement; clinical improvement (14-day); clinical improvement (time to event analysis only); death or ventilation; hospital discharge; mechanical ventilation; serious adverse events; superinfection

suggested 4.9-fold increase in radiologic improvement (14-day) but the degree if certainty is unassessable

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anti-inflammatory therapies4noneinconclusive results for: death D28; deaths; clinical deterioration; clinical improvement (28-day); clinical improvement (time to event analysis only); hospital discharge; mechanical ventilation; serious adverse events; adverse events

suggested 10.3-fold increase in clinical improvement but the degree if certainty is unassessable

suggested 10.3-fold increase in clinical improvement (14-day) but the degree if certainty is unassessable

suggested 6.7-fold increase in clinical improvement (7-day) but the degree if certainty is unassessable

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Apilimod0- - - -
inhaled corticosteroids0- - - -
Kinase inhibitors0- - - -
leflunomide0- - - -
meplazumab0- - - -
pirfenidone0- - - -
Polyinosinic-Polycytidylic Acid0- - - -
sargramostim0- - - -
statins0- - - -
thymosin0- - - -