Access and use of immunoglobulins in secondary supportive cancer care: A systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgRT) benefits patients with primary immuno deficiency (PID) originating from the innate or polygenic defects in the immune system. However, evidence supporting their therapeutic role is not as explicit in secondary immuno deficiency (SID) resulting from the treatment of haematological malignancies.

Objectives

This study aimed to (1) create a dataset of relevant research papers, which explore the use of IgRT in SID for analysis, (2) assess the risk of bias within this dataset and (3) study the characteristics of these papers.

Design

This systematic review was performed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) statement. In addition to the risk of bias, the study ch

SUBMITTER: Counihan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10576927 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature