Sepsis & infection

Towards personalized medicine: a scoping review of immunotherapy in sepsis

Crit CarePublished Scoping review

Authors' conclusion

When a personalized approach was applied, trends of clinical benefit for several interventions emerged, which hold promise for future clinical trials using personalized immunotherapy.

Study context

Population
Adults with sepsis in RCTs and cohort studies of immunomodulatory therapiesstudies included
Participants
771 adults
Outcome
Studies of immunotherapy in adult sepsis included, and those incorporating a personalized immunotherapy approach
Methodological details15,853 studies found; 1409 (9%) assessed for eligibility, Searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL and ClinicalTrials.gov to January 29th, 2024
  • 15,853 studies found; 1409 (9%) assessed for eligibility
  • Searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL and ClinicalTrials.gov to January 29th, 2024

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Studies included

771

Observational studies

282

37%

Interventional studies

489

63%

Studies incorporating a personalized approach

70

9%

Original publication

Towards personalized medicine: a scoping review of immunotherapy in sepsis. Crit Care. Published 28 May 2024. doi:10.1186/s13054-024-04964-6

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