33% lower mortality with HCQ+AZ,
p=0.28. Retrospective 122 French dialysis patients.
69% lower combined mortality/ICU,
p=0.11, for the subgroup not requiring O2 on diagnosis (slightly earlier treatment).
Lano et al., 10/21/2020, retrospective, France, Europe, peer-reviewed, median age 73.5, 30 authors.
risk of death, 33.1% lower, RR 0.67, p = 0.28, treatment 56, control 66, adjusted per study, odds ratio converted to relative risk.
risk of combined death/ICU, 38.9% lower, RR 0.61, p = 0.23, treatment 17 of 56 (30.4%), control 28 of 66 (42.4%), adjusted per study, odds ratio converted to relative risk.
risk of combined death/ICU, 68.7% lower, RR 0.31, p = 0.11, treatment 4 of 36 (11.1%), control 11 of 31 (35.5%), not requiring O2 on diagnosis (relatively early treatment).
Effect extraction follows pre-specified rules prioritizing more serious
outcomes. For an individual study the most serious outcome may have a smaller
number of events and lower statistical signficance, however this provides the
strongest evidence for the most serious outcomes when combining the results of
many trials.