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Table 18 Subgroup analysis for type of antidepressant

From: Antidepressants in the treatment of depression/depressive symptoms in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Year

Drug

Verum

Placebo

 

Participants

Responders

Participants

Responders

Group A: SSRIs

Fisch

2003

Fluoxetine

64

31

65

23

Razavi

1996

Fluoxetine

45

8

46

9

Musselmann

2006

Paroxetine

13

5

11

6

Total

  

122

44

122

38

Group B: Mianserin

Costa

1985

Mianserin

36

28

37

18

Van Heeringen

1996

Mianserin

28

19

27

10

Total

  

64

47

64

28

  1. RR(A)=1.16, RR(B)= 1.67 (Zdiff= -2.17, p= 0.03).