Table 2 Main features of the studies
Studies | Type of study | Methodological quality grading | No of patients with thrombocytopenia at baseline (n) | No of patients in the control group (n) | Average PLT count in the study group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ayoub 2018 [8] | OS | B | 32, 565 | 32, 565 | < 150,000 cells/μl |
Ito 2018 [9] | OS | B | 2298 | 16, 763 | 100–150,000 cells/μl |
Kiviniemi 2013 [10] | OS | B | 99 | 762 | 80–150,000 cells/μl |
Liu 2018 [11] | OS | B | 1263 | 8634 | 50–150,000 cells/μl |
Overgaard 2008 [12] | OS | B | 639 | 10,182 | < 150,000 cells/μl |
Raphael 2016 [13] | OS | B | 146 | 1281 | ≤ 100,000 cells/μl |
Shiraishi 2019 [14] | OS | B | 226 | 1009 | 50,000–149,000 cells/μL |
Yadav 2016 [15] | RCT | B | 607 | 9996 | < 150,000 cells/μl |
Total number of participants (n) | Â | Â | 37,753 | 81,192 | Â |