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17 lopinavir/ritonavir COVID-19 controlled studies, 10 RCTs
-97% improvement
for early treatment, RR
1.97
[1.46-2.66]
Supplementary Data — Lopinavir/ritonavir for COVID-19: real-time meta analysis of 17 studies
0
0.25
0.5
0.75
1
1.25
1.5
1.75
2+
Huang (RCT)
-106%
2.06 [0.20-21.6]
severe case
2/32
1/33
Improvement, RR [CI]
Treatment
Control
Huang (RCT)
-6%
1.06 [0.82-1.37]
hosp. time
32 (n)
33 (n)
Huang (RCT)
33%
0.67 [0.30-1.47]
recov. time
16 (n)
20 (n)
Huang (RCT)
18%
0.82 [0.66-1.02]
no improv.
29 (n)
29 (n)
Huang (RCT)
-15%
1.15 [0.82-1.62]
viral time
32 (n)
33 (n)
FLARE
Lowe (DB RCT)
-200%
3.00 [0.12-72.2]
hosp.
1/60
0/60
FLARE
Lowe (DB RCT)
7%
0.93 [0.65-1.14]
viral+
39/54
38/52
Wong (PSW)
-96%
1.96 [1.43-2.63]
no disch.
49 (n)
884 (n)
Wong (PSW)
-96%
1.96 [1.43-2.63]
no recov.
49 (n)
884 (n)
Zhou
-10%
1.10 [1.00-1.22]
viral time
29 (n)
108 (n)
LOTUS China
Cao (RCT)
23%
0.77 [0.45-1.30]
death
19/99
25/100
LOTUS China
Cao (RCT)
29%
0.71 [0.44-1.15]
no improv.
21/99
30/100
LOTUS China
Cao (RCT)
22%
0.78 [0.62-0.97]
no improv.
54/99
70/100
LOTUS China
Cao (RCT)
4%
0.96 [0.91-1.02]
no improv.
93/99
98/100
LOTUS China
Cao (RCT)
4%
0.96 [0.64-1.45]
viral+
24/59
30/71
LOTUS China
Cao (RCT)
-0%
1.00 [0.67-1.50]
viral+
25/59
30/71
LOTUS China
Cao (RCT)
-5%
1.05 [0.71-1.54]
viral+
27/59
31/71
LOTUS China
Cao (RCT)
2%
0.98 [0.70-1.36]
viral+
30/59
37/71
LOTUS China
Cao (RCT)
2%
0.98 [0.77-1.25]
viral+
39/59
48/71
Yan
40%
0.60 [0.41-0.89]
viral+
78 (n)
42 (n)
Wen
-4%
1.04 [0.22-4.92]
severe case
3/56
3/58
Wen
-21%
1.21 [1.05-1.39]
viral time
59 (n)
58 (n)
Ader (RCT)
-36%
1.36 [0.67-2.59]
death
17/147
13/149
Ader (RCT)
26%
0.74 [0.20-2.54]
viral+
4/86
5/81
SOLIDARITY
SOLIDARITY .. (RCT)
0%
1.00 [0.79-1.25]
death
148/1,399
146/1,372
SOLIDARITY
SOLIDARITY .. (RCT)
-2%
1.02 [0.80-1.29]
ventilation
126/1,287
121/1,258
RECOVERY
Horby (RCT)
-3%
1.03 [0.91-1.17]
death
374/1,616
767/3,424
RECOVERY
Horby (RCT)
-15%
1.15 [0.95-1.39]
ventilation
152/1,556
279/3,280
RECOVERY
Horby (RCT)
-2%
1.02 [0.95-1.10]
no disch.
1,616 (n)
3,424 (n)
ELACOI
Li (RCT)
-100%
2.00 [0.48-8.41]
progression
8/34
2/17
ELACOI
Li (RCT)
-400%
5.00 [0.28-88.5]
no recov.
3/27
0/9
ELACOI
Li (RCT)
57%
0.43 [0.16-1.12]
no recov.
5/21
5/9
ELACOI
Li (RCT)
-250%
3.50 [0.48-25.7]
no recov.
7/28
1/14
ELACOI
Li (RCT)
3%
0.97 [0.71-1.31]
viral time
34 (n)
17 (n)
TOGETHER
Reis (DB RCT)
-86%
1.86 [0.17-20.4]
death
2/244
1/227
TOGETHER
Reis (DB RCT)
-16%
1.16 [0.53-2.56]
hosp.
14/244
11/227
Kokturk
-118%
2.18 [0.38-9.30]
death
7/55
60/1,445
CORIST
Di Castelnuovo
6%
0.94 [0.78-1.13]
death
1,148 (n)
1,824 (n)
TREATNOW
Kaizer (DB RCT)
-203%
3.03 [0.12-73.9]
death
1/220
0/226
TREATNOW
Kaizer (DB RCT)
-20%
1.20 [0.41-3.51]
hosp.
7/220
6/226
TREATNOW
Kaizer (DB RCT)
-3%
1.03 [0.71-1.49]
no recov.
220 (n)
226 (n)
Değirmenci
-136%
2.36 [0.29-19.1]
hosp.
70 (n)
55 (n)
COPEP
Labhardt (RCT)
-630%
7.30 [0.97-54.8]
progression
14/209
1/109
COPEP
Labhardt (RCT)
40%
0.60 [0.29-1.26]
symp. case
35/209
13/109
Lopinavir/ritonavir COVID-19 outcomes
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Figure S2. Comparison of results for RCTs versus observational studies.
For COVID-19 treatments, there is no significant difference between the results of RCTs and observational studies. Observational studies do not systematically over or underestimate efficacy. For high-cost treatments, there is a non-significant trend towards RCTs showing greater efficacy.
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