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Table 3 Estimated treatment effect for each outcome relative to fluconazole (sensitivity analysis using an empirical prior)

From: Systematic review and mixed treatment comparison meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials of primary oral antifungal prophylaxis in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients

Comparator

Median posterior odds-ratio relative to fluconazole

(interquartile range)a

Posterior probability of having lower incidence than fluconazole

Posterior probability of having the lowest incidence of all treatments

Proven/probable IFI at 180 days

Fluconazole

–

–

0%

Itraconazole

0.54 (0.42–0.67)

95%

27%

Posaconazole

0.57 (0.41–0.76)

88%

29%

Voriconazole

0.47 (0.36–0.63)

95%

44%

Proven/probable IA at 180 days

Fluconazole

–

–

0%

Itraconazole

0.68 (0.53–0.90)

82%

4%

Posaconazole

0.30 (0.20–0.45)

96%

59%

Voriconazole

0.37 (0.26–0.54)

96%

36%

Proven IC at 180 days

Fluconazole

–

–

2%

Itraconazole

0.31 (0.19–0.49)

95%

71%

Posaconazole

0.97 (0.49–1.96)

51%

16%

Voriconazole

0.90 (0.49–1.69)

55%

12%

All-cause mortality

Fluconazole

–

–

22%

Itraconazole

1.18 (1.03–1.34)

21%

7%

Posaconazole

0.98 (0.82–1.16)

54%

41%

Voriconazole

1.01 (0.88–1.17)

48%

30%

OLAT use at 180 days

Fluconazole

–

–

3%

Itraconazole

0.95 (0.78–1.14)

58%

7%

Posaconazole

1.07 (0.83–1.37)

43%

12%

Voriconazole

0.64 (0.54–0.75)

94%

79%

  1. IFI, invasive fungal infections; IA, invasive aspergillosis; IC, invasive candidiasis; OLAT, other licensed antifungal therapy.
  2. aEstimates less than zero indicate a reduced probability of proven/probable IFI at 180 days relative to fluconazole.