Etanercept

All congenital malformations (majors, minors, majors and minors, or unspecified)

R analysis
id Study   Lib. in paper Exposition period    Study type  Control type 
 
Tags OR 95%CI x1/n1 x0/n0 no cases no exposed ROB Ref.
S4961
R13017
De Lorenzo (Controls unexposed, disease free), 2020 Malformations at least 1st trimester retrospective cohort unexposed, disease free excluded Adjustment: No 17.50 [1.28;238.92] C
excluded (control group)
2/6   1/36 3 6
ref
S4960
R13011
De Lorenzo (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Malformations at least 1st trimester retrospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 45.00 [1.78;1138.73] C 2/6   0/32 2 6
ref
S4994
R13078
Drechsel, 2020 Major congenital malformations 1st trimester prospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 2.53 [0.10;67.19] C 0/9   1/66 1 9
ref
S4996
R13097
Fu, 2019 Congenital malformation (major or minor) 1st trimester randomized controlled trial unexposed, sick Adjustment: Randomisation 1.59 [0.14;17.92] C 2/85   1/67 3 85
ref
S3011
R11374
Carman (Control unexposed, disease free), 2017 Major malformations during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) retrospective cohort (claims database) unexposed, disease free excluded Adjustment: No 0.95 [0.49;1.85] C
excluded (control group)
11/210   59/1,078 70 210
ref
S3010
R11375
Carman (Control unexposed, sick), 2017 Major malformations during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) excluded retrospective cohort (claims database) unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 1.08 [0.57;2.05] C
excluded (exposition period)
11/210   94/1,932 105 210
ref
S3004
R11377
Hoxha, 2017 Congenital malformation 1st trimester prospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 0.19 [0.01;5.20] C 0/17   1/11 1 17
ref
S4081
R11372
Bröms (controls unexposed, disease free), 2016 Any major birth defect 3 months or more before pregnancy or1st trimester population based cohort retrospective unexposed, disease free excluded Adjustment: No 1.71 [1.13;2.59] C
excluded (control group)
24/344   52,592/1,250,192 52,616 344
ref
S3195
R11373
Bröms (controls unexposed, sick), 2016 Any major birth defect 3 months or more before pregnancy or1st trimester excluded population based cohort retrospective unexposed, sick Adjustment: Yes 1.49 [0.92;2.28]
excluded (exposition period)
24/344   1,019/21,549 1,043 344
ref
S3137
R11376
Chambers, 2015 Major birth defects in live born infants at least 1st trimester prospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: Yes 2.77 [1.04;7.35] -/-   -/- - -
ref
S2913
R11379
Weber-Schoendorfer, 2015 Major birth defects 1st trimester prospective cohort unexposed, disease free Adjustment: No 3.71 [1.47;9.40] C 6/111   21/1,385 27 111
ref
S13722
R53454
Viktil (Controls exposed to other treatments), 2012 Major malformations 3 months or more before pregnancy or1st trimester population based cohort propective exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 0.37 [0.02;6.16] C
excluded (control group)
0/37   50/1,424 50 37
ref
S13723
R53456
Viktil (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2012 Major malformations 3 months or more before pregnancy or1st trimester excluded population based cohort propective unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: No 0.41 [0.03;6.70] C
excluded (exposition period)
0/37   5,000/154,976 5,000 37
ref
S4998
R15978
Hyrich, 2006 Major fetal abnormalities 1st trimester retrospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 0.79 [0.01;44.65] C 0/10   0/8 0 10
ref
Total 7 studies 2.93 [1.53;5.60] 34 238
x1: number of endpoints among exposed, n1: number of exposed; x0: number of endpoints among non exposed, n0: number of non exposed; C: calculated odds ratio from numbers of events and effectives

Forest plot

StudyTE95% CIn casesn exposedweightROBABCDEF De Lorenzo (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020De Lorenzo, 2020 1 45.00[1.78; 1138.73]264%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Drechsel, 2020Drechsel, 2020 2.53[0.10; 67.19]194%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Fu, 2019Fu, 2019 1.59[0.14; 17.92]3857%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Hoxha, 2017Hoxha, 2017 0.19[0.01; 5.20]1174%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Chambers, 2015Chambers, 2015 2.77[1.04; 7.35]--38%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Weber-Schoendorfer, 2015Weber-Schoendorfer, 2015 3.71[1.47; 9.40]2711141%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Hyrich, 2006Hyrich, 2006 0.79[0.01; 44.65]0103%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Total (7 studies) I2 = 5% 2.93[1.53; 5.60]342380.0100.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: Controls unexposed, sick;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 3.01[1.37; 6.61]3115317%NADe Lorenzo (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Drechsel, 2020 Hoxha, 2017 Chambers, 2015 Weber-Schoendorfer, 2015 Hyrich, 2006 6 case control studiescase control studies 0 RCTRCT 1.59[0.14; 17.92]385 -NAFu, 2019 1 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 3.71[1.47; 9.40]27111 -NAWeber-Schoendorfer, 2015 1 unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 2.39[0.85; 6.67]712715%NADe Lorenzo (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Drechsel, 2020 Fu, 2019 Hoxha, 2017 Chambers, 2015 Hyrich, 2006 6 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 2.85[0.70; 11.63]3115333%NADe Lorenzo (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Drechsel, 2020 Hoxha, 2017 Weber-Schoendorfer, 2015 Hyrich, 2006 5   - Randomisation  - Randomisation 1.59[0.14; 17.92]385 -NAFu, 2019 1   - Yes  - Yes 2.77[1.04; 7.36]-- -NAChambers, 2015 1 All studiesAll studies 2.93[1.53; 5.60]342385%NADe Lorenzo (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Drechsel, 2020 Fu, 2019 Hoxha, 2017 Chambers, 2015 Weber-Schoendorfer, 2015 Hyrich, 2006 70.0100.01.0

Publication bias and p-hacking diagnosis

funnel plot
0.0-4.85.92.4710.000De Lorenzo (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020Drechsel, 2020Fu, 2019Hoxha, 2017Chambers, 2015Weber-Schoendorfer, 2015Hyrich, 2006

Asymetry test p-value = 0.5981 (by Egger's regression)

slope=1.3822 (0.6260); intercept=-0.4300 (0.7645); t=0.5625; p=0.5981

p values plot
0.01.00.01.0

Sub-groups analysis using all included studies

excluded 13722, 4081, 3011, 4961

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 4.88[1.53; 15.57]3011717%NADe Lorenzo (Controls unexposed, disease free), 2020 Weber-Schoendorfer, 2015 2 unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls 2.39[0.85; 6.67]712715%NADe Lorenzo (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Drechsel, 2020 Fu, 2019 Hoxha, 2017 Chambers, 2015 Hyrich, 2006 60.510.01.0