Comparison of mycophenolate mofetil with standard treatment for autoimmune hepatitis: a meta-analysis.

Objective: To systematically evaluate the efficacy of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) compared with the standard treatment for autoimmune hepatitis.

Methods: Medline (PubMed), Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched between 1966 and June 2018 for studies on prednisone and/or azathioprine/mycophenolate mofetil in autoimmune hepatitis. The keywords and descriptor terms used were 'hepatitis', 'autoimmunity', 'prednisone', 'prednisolone', 'azathioprine', and 'mycophenolate mofetil'.