The efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatments for lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Identifieur interne : 000169 ( Pmc/Corpus ); précédent : 000168; suivant : 000170The efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatments for lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Auteurs : Qi Wang ; Mengqi Luo ; Bo Xiang ; Siyuan Chen ; Yi JiSource :
- Respiratory Research [ 1465-9921 ] ; 2020.
Abstract
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, low-grade multisystem neoplastic disease
PubMed (Medline), EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and EBSCO Host were searched (until March 31, 2019) for eligible prospective studies regarding LAM patients treated with pharmacological treatments. Random effect models were used for quantitative analysis.
Fourteen prospective studies regarding five pharmacological treatments (including sirolimus, everolimus, doxycycline, triptorelin, and a combination therapy of sirolimus and hydroxychloroquine) were enrolled in our systematic review, and ten of them were used for the meta-analysis. Seven prospective studies reported that sirolimus was effective at improving or stabilizing lung function and alleviating renal angiomyolipoma (AML) in LAM patients. Subsequent quantitative analyses showed that during sirolimus treatment, the pooled values of lung function and 6-min walk distance (6MWD) were not significantly changed (
Overall, sirolimus and everolimus were recommended for the treatment of LAM because they could stabilize lung function and alleviate renal AML. Doxycycline and triptorelin were not recommended for the treatment of LAM because no beneficial outcomes were consistently observed. The efficacy and safety of combination therapy remain to be further explored.
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DOI: 10.1186/s12931-020-1316-3
PubMed: 32059669
PubMed Central: 7023761
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Xiang</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff1"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0004 1770 1022</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.412901.f</institution-id><institution>Division of Oncology, Department of Pediatric Surgery,</institution><institution>West China Hospital of Sichuan University,</institution></institution-wrap>#37# Guo-Xue-Xiang, Chengdu, 610041 China</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Chen, Siyuan" sort="Chen, Siyuan" uniqKey="Chen S" first="Siyuan" last="Chen">Siyuan Chen</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff3"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0004 1770 1022</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.412901.f</institution-id><institution>Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine,</institution><institution>West China Hospital of Sichuan University,</institution></institution-wrap>Chengdu, China</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Ji, Yi" sort="Ji, Yi" uniqKey="Ji Y" first="Yi" last="Ji">Yi Ji</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff1"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0004 1770 1022</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.412901.f</institution-id><institution>Division of Oncology, Department of Pediatric Surgery,</institution><institution>West China Hospital of Sichuan University,</institution></institution-wrap>#37# Guo-Xue-Xiang, Chengdu, 610041 China</nlm:aff></affiliation></author></analytic><series><title level="j">Respiratory Research</title><idno type="ISSN">1465-9921</idno><idno type="eISSN">1465-993X</idno><imprint><date when="2020">2020</date></imprint></series></biblStruct></sourceDesc></fileDesc><profileDesc><textClass></textClass></profileDesc></teiHeader><front><div type="abstract" xml:lang="en"><sec><title>Background</title><p id="Par1">Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, low-grade multisystem neoplastic disease<bold>.</bold> Most LAM patients are at a high risk of losing lung function at an accelerated rate and developing progressive dyspnea. Recently, several studies have reported their experience with pharmacological treatments for LAM. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the efficacy and safety of these therapies.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p id="Par2">PubMed (Medline), EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and EBSCO Host were searched (until March 31, 2019) for eligible prospective studies regarding LAM patients treated with pharmacological treatments. Random effect models were used for quantitative analysis.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p id="Par3">Fourteen prospective studies regarding five pharmacological treatments (including sirolimus, everolimus, doxycycline, triptorelin, and a combination therapy of sirolimus and hydroxychloroquine) were enrolled in our systematic review, and ten of them were used for the meta-analysis. Seven prospective studies reported that sirolimus was effective at improving or stabilizing lung function and alleviating renal angiomyolipoma (AML) in LAM patients. Subsequent quantitative analyses showed that during sirolimus treatment, the pooled values of lung function and 6-min walk distance (6MWD) were not significantly changed (<italic>P</italic> > 0.05), with the pooled response rate of AML being 0.62 (95% confidence intervals [CIs]: 0.43 to 0.82, <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> = 65%). Regarding everolimus, three prospective studies reported similar effects to those of sirolimus with regard to preserving lung function and reducing AMLs. The meta-analysis showed that the changes in lung function during everolimus treatment were not statistically significant (<italic>P</italic> > 0.05), while the pooled response rate of AML was 0.78 (95% CI: 0.68 to 0.88, <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> = 8%). Neither the qualitative nor the quantitative results confirmed the benefits of doxycycline or triptorelin treatment, and the effects of the combination therapy were unclear in LAM patients. Most of the adverse events during pharmacological treatments were low or moderate grade and tolerable.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusions</title><p id="Par4">Overall, sirolimus and everolimus were recommended for the treatment of LAM because they could stabilize lung function and alleviate renal AML. Doxycycline and triptorelin were not recommended for the treatment of LAM because no beneficial outcomes were consistently observed. 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Res</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Respiratory Research</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">1465-9921</issn><issn pub-type="epub">1465-993X</issn><publisher><publisher-name>BioMed Central</publisher-name><publisher-loc>London</publisher-loc></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="pmid">32059669</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="pmc">7023761</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">1316</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1186/s12931-020-1316-3</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>The efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatments for lymphangioleiomyomatosis</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Wang</surname><given-names>Qi</given-names></name><address><email>qi_wang1991@126.com</email></address><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff1">1</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Luo</surname><given-names>Mengqi</given-names></name><address><email>luomengqinicole@live.com</email></address><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff2">2</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Xiang</surname><given-names>Bo</given-names></name><address><email>xb_scu.edu@hotmail.com</email></address><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff1">1</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Chen</surname><given-names>Siyuan</given-names></name><address><email>siy_chen@163.com</email></address><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff3">3</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9289-9660</contrib-id><name><surname>Ji</surname><given-names>Yi</given-names></name><address><email>jijiyuanyuan@163.com</email></address><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff1">1</xref></contrib><aff id="Aff1"><label>1</label><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0004 1770 1022</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.412901.f</institution-id><institution>Division of Oncology, Department of Pediatric Surgery,</institution><institution>West China Hospital of Sichuan University,</institution></institution-wrap>#37# Guo-Xue-Xiang, Chengdu, 610041 China</aff><aff id="Aff2"><label>2</label><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0001 0807 1581</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.13291.38</institution-id><institution>State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Centre for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology,</institution><institution>Sichuan University,</institution></institution-wrap>Chengdu, China</aff><aff id="Aff3"><label>3</label><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0004 1770 1022</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.412901.f</institution-id><institution>Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine,</institution><institution>West China Hospital of Sichuan University,</institution></institution-wrap>Chengdu, China</aff></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>14</day><month>2</month><year>2020</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="pmc-release"><day>14</day><month>2</month><year>2020</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><year>2020</year></pub-date><volume>21</volume><elocation-id>55</elocation-id><history><date date-type="received"><day>24</day><month>10</month><year>2019</year></date><date date-type="accepted"><day>10</day><month>2</month><year>2020</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>© The Author(s). 2020</copyright-statement><license license-type="OpenAccess"><license-p><bold>Open Access</bold>This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (<ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</ext-link>), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (<ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/</ext-link>) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract id="Abs1"><sec><title>Background</title><p id="Par1">Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, low-grade multisystem neoplastic disease<bold>.</bold> Most LAM patients are at a high risk of losing lung function at an accelerated rate and developing progressive dyspnea. Recently, several studies have reported their experience with pharmacological treatments for LAM. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the efficacy and safety of these therapies.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p id="Par2">PubMed (Medline), EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and EBSCO Host were searched (until March 31, 2019) for eligible prospective studies regarding LAM patients treated with pharmacological treatments. Random effect models were used for quantitative analysis.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p id="Par3">Fourteen prospective studies regarding five pharmacological treatments (including sirolimus, everolimus, doxycycline, triptorelin, and a combination therapy of sirolimus and hydroxychloroquine) were enrolled in our systematic review, and ten of them were used for the meta-analysis. Seven prospective studies reported that sirolimus was effective at improving or stabilizing lung function and alleviating renal angiomyolipoma (AML) in LAM patients. Subsequent quantitative analyses showed that during sirolimus treatment, the pooled values of lung function and 6-min walk distance (6MWD) were not significantly changed (<italic>P</italic> > 0.05), with the pooled response rate of AML being 0.62 (95% confidence intervals [CIs]: 0.43 to 0.82, <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> = 65%). Regarding everolimus, three prospective studies reported similar effects to those of sirolimus with regard to preserving lung function and reducing AMLs. The meta-analysis showed that the changes in lung function during everolimus treatment were not statistically significant (<italic>P</italic> > 0.05), while the pooled response rate of AML was 0.78 (95% CI: 0.68 to 0.88, <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> = 8%). Neither the qualitative nor the quantitative results confirmed the benefits of doxycycline or triptorelin treatment, and the effects of the combination therapy were unclear in LAM patients. Most of the adverse events during pharmacological treatments were low or moderate grade and tolerable.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusions</title><p id="Par4">Overall, sirolimus and everolimus were recommended for the treatment of LAM because they could stabilize lung function and alleviate renal AML. Doxycycline and triptorelin were not recommended for the treatment of LAM because no beneficial outcomes were consistently observed. The efficacy and safety of combination therapy remain to be further explored.</p></sec></abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><title>Keywords</title><kwd>Lymphangioleiomyomatosis</kwd><kwd>Pharmacological treatments</kwd><kwd>Efficacy</kwd><kwd>Safety</kwd><kwd>Meta-analysis</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><award-group><funding-source><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="FundRef">http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001809</institution-id><institution>National Natural Science Foundation of China</institution></institution-wrap></funding-source><award-id>81400862</award-id><award-id>81401606</award-id><principal-award-recipient><name><surname>Chen</surname><given-names>Siyuan</given-names></name><name><surname>Ji</surname><given-names>Yi</given-names></name></principal-award-recipient></award-group></funding-group><funding-group><award-group><funding-source><institution>the Key Project in the Science & Technology Program of Sichuan Province</institution></funding-source><award-id>19ZDYF1454</award-id><principal-award-recipient><name><surname>Ji</surname><given-names>Yi</given-names></name></principal-award-recipient></award-group></funding-group><funding-group><award-group><funding-source><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="FundRef">http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100010013</institution-id><institution>Science Foundation for Excellent Youth Scholars of Sichuan University</institution></institution-wrap></funding-source><award-id>2015SU04A15</award-id><principal-award-recipient><name><surname>Ji</surname><given-names>Yi</given-names></name></principal-award-recipient></award-group></funding-group><funding-group><award-group><funding-source><institution>the 1·3·5 project for disciplines of excellence–Clinical Research Incubation Project, West China Hospital, Sichuan University</institution></funding-source><award-id>2019HXFH056</award-id><principal-award-recipient><name><surname>Ji</surname><given-names>Yi</given-names></name></principal-award-recipient></award-group></funding-group><custom-meta-group><custom-meta><meta-name>issue-copyright-statement</meta-name><meta-value>© The Author(s) 2020</meta-value></custom-meta></custom-meta-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="Sec1"><title>Background</title><p id="Par23">Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, low-grade multisystem neoplastic disease characterized by cystic lung destruction, chylous fluid accumulation (pleural or ascitic), angiomyolipomas (AMLs) and lymphangioleiomyomas [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR1">1</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR2">2</xref>]. LAM occurs sporadically (sLAM) or is associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). It affects adult females almost exclusively, with a prevalence of approximately five per million, although LAM has also been reported in adult males and children [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR3">3</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR5">5</xref>]. In LAM, the progressive cystic destruction of the lung can lead to recurrent pneumothorax and dyspnea, resulting in lung function declines at rates of 2–4 times or more compared with the typical age-related decline rate [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR6">6</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR7">7</xref>]. In many patients, dyspnea with daily activities and hypoxia requiring oxygen support can also occur within 10 years of symptom onset [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR8">8</xref>]. For LAM patients in the end stage, lung transplantation is the only treatment option [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR6">6</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR7">7</xref>]. Although AMLs are benign and usually asymptomatic, they may enlarge and bleed, which can lead to chronic kidney disease or require urgent treatment [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR9">9</xref>]. However, LAM may recur in transplanted lungs [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR10">10</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR11">11</xref>], and patients with AML often develop new lesions and relapse after treatment [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR12">12</xref>].</p><p id="Par24">Genetic studies have revealed that patients with LAM have biallelic inactivating mutations in the TSC-1 or TSC-2 gene [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR13">13</xref>]. Loss of TSC gene function activates the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway, which is a key regulator of cell growth, motility, and survival, resulting in the proliferation of LAM cells [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR14">14</xref>]. The lungs and lymphatics of LAM patients are infiltrated with LAM cells [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR15">15</xref>]. Although LAM has a benign histological appearance, LAM cells can circulate in the blood and lymphatic fluids [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR16">16</xref>]. Moreover, LAM cells can express vascular endothelial growth factor D (VEGF-D), which may facilitate the migration of LAM cells to lymphatic vessels and promote metastatic spread [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR17">17</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR18">18</xref>].</p><p id="Par25">In addition to lung transplantation for LAM, hormonal therapies (e.g., progestins, gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogs, and antiestrogen therapies) have previously been the main initial treatment options [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR19">19</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR21">21</xref>]. Doxycycline, a tetracycline antibiotic and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitor, has also been reported to be effective in the improvement of lung function in LAM patients. Clinical trials have been performed to evaluate the exact effect of doxycycline [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR22">22</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR23">23</xref>]. Interestingly, mTOR inhibitors (sirolimus and everolimus) have been reported to be effective at reducing AML volume and improving or stabilizing lung function in LAM patients [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR24">24</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR26">26</xref>]. In addition, clinical practice guideline have recommended sirolimus for LAM patients with declining lung function and problematic chylous effusions, although this recommendation is based on moderate-quality to very low-quality evidence [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR1">1</xref>]. Because LAM is an orphan disease, it is inevitable that the sample size and data collection will be limited. To date, there is still a lack of studies evaluating the efficacy and safety of all pharmacological treatments for LAM.</p><p id="Par26">Therefore, we performed this literature review to present updated insights into the pharmacological treatment of LAM and to conduct a meta-analysis that assesses the efficacy and safety of these therapies.</p></sec><sec id="Sec2"><title>Methods</title><sec id="Sec3"><title>Search strategy</title><p id="Par27">Studies were identified by searching PubMed (Medline), EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and EBSCO Host until March 31, 2019. OpenThesis and OpenGrey were also searched for gray literature. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and free text words were applied during the search, including (‘Lymphangioleiomyomatosis’ OR ‘Lymphangioleiomyomatoses’ OR ‘Lymphangiomyomatosis’ OR ‘Lymphangiomyomatoses’) AND (‘Therapeutics’ OR ‘Therapeutic’ OR ‘Therapy’ OR ‘Therapies’ OR ‘Treatment’ OR ‘Treatments’). Publications were restricted to research on humans and studies written in English or Chinese. The reference lists were also searched for additional relevant studies. This systematic review was registered in the s database with the registration number CRD42019122366.</p></sec><sec id="Sec4"><title>Inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria</title><p id="Par28">Studies were included if they met the following inclusion criteria: (1) any pharmacological treatment for sLAM or TSC-LAM, with or without a control group, and (2) a clear description of outcomes, adverse events (AEs) and side effects. The exclusion criteria were set as follows: (1) duplicate publications; (2) research presenting interim or extended findings regarding the same group of patients; (3) studies with a sample size of fewer than five patients; (4) publications with no detailed original data (such as abstracts, posters, conference reports, letters, case reports, reviews and meta-analyses); and (5) studies with a retrospective design.</p></sec><sec id="Sec5"><title>Data extraction</title><p id="Par29">Two reviewers (WQ and LMQ) independently assessed the eligibility and risk of bias of the studies and extracted the data. Disagreements were resolved by discussion with the third investigator (JY). For each suitable study, the following data were collected using a standard Excel form: (1) general information: name of first author, publication year, study location, study design, number and diagnosis of participants, study duration, treatment name and regimen, and study outcomes; (2) baseline and follow-up efficacy data: forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV<sub>1</sub>), forced vital capacity (FVC), diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLco), 6-min walk distance (6MWD), quality of life (QOL) scores, serum level of VEGF-D and response rate of AML; and (3) AEs (mentioned in at least 2 studies): types of AEs and numbers of patients with AEs. First author and corresponding author were contacted to obtain missing data when possible.</p></sec><sec id="Sec6"><title>Quality assessment</title><p id="Par30">The risk of bias of the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was assessed by the Cochrane criteria with regard to the following items: random sequence generation, allocation concealment, blinding of participants, personnel and outcome assessments, incomplete outcome data, selective reporting and other bias. The quality of single-arm trials was assessed according to the methodological index for nonrandomized studies (MINORS) [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR27">27</xref>], and the items included a clear stated aim, inclusion of consecutive patients, prospective collection of data, endpoints appropriate to the aim of the study, unbiased assessment of the study endpoint, follow-up period appropriate to the aim of the study, loss to follow-up less than 5% and prospective calculation of the sample size.</p></sec><sec id="Sec7"><title>Data synthesis and statistical analysis</title><p id="Par31">In this study, the protocol was performed based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR28">28</xref>]. Review Manager (<italic>version 5.3</italic>) and <italic>R</italic> software were used to perform the meta-analysis. For continuous data including the 6MWD, serum level of VEGF-D, and absolute values of FEV<sub>1</sub>, FVC and DLco at baseline and the endpoint, we extracted the means and standard deviations (SDs) from the included articles. The means and SDs were estimated by the methods described in the Cochrane handbook [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR29">29</xref>] or were estimated from the sample size, median, range and/or interquartile range if they were not directly reported [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR30">30</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR32">32</xref>]. Moreover, we converted some data to ensure that they had the same unit of measure. The effect sizes were analyzed using a random effect model and are reported as the weighted mean difference (WMD). For dichotomous data, the pooled proportions were analyzed by <italic>R</italic> software with a meta-package in a random effect model. In addition, 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were reported for each measure. Heterogeneity among the included studies was evaluated by <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> statistics (low heterogeneity: <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> ≤ 25%; moderate: 25–50%; high> 75%). A sensitivity analysis omitting each included study in turn was also performed to evaluate the effects of individual studies on the statistical results. Probability values < 0.05 were considered to indicate statistical significance.</p><p id="Par32">As the number of included articles about each pharmacological treatment was fewer than 10, publication bias could not be explored in this study.</p></sec></sec><sec id="Sec8"><title>Results</title><sec id="Sec9"><title>Search results and characteristics of the included studies</title><p id="Par33">The search and screening process for the studies is presented in Fig. <xref rid="Fig1" ref-type="fig">1</xref>. A total of 2081 records were identified through the initial database search. After removing duplicates and reviewing titles and abstracts, the eligibility of the remaining 118 articles was carefully assessed by a full-text review. Finally, only 14 studies met the inclusion criteria for the systematic review, including 3 RCTs [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR23">23</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR25">25</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR33">33</xref>] and 11 single-arm trials [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR9">9</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR20">20</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR22">22</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR24">24</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR34">34</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR40">40</xref>], of which ten studies were included in the meta-analysis [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR22">22</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR25">25</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR33">33</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR36">36</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR39">39</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR40">40</xref>]. Bissler et al. reported accurate data on lung function in LAM patients treated with everolimus in an article published in 2017 [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR41">41</xref>]; these data were not available in the initial article published in 2013 [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR25">25</xref>]. Therefore, we cited these two articles as the same RCT. Because there was only one article each describing triptorelin monotherapy [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR20">20</xref>] and a combination therapy of sirolimus plus hydroxychloroquine [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR38">38</xref>], these two articles were only used for qualitative analyses. Moreover, the endpoints and/or baseline lung function values were not available from the studies by Takada et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR37">37</xref>] and Bee et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR9">9</xref>]. Therefore, these two articles were not included in the meta-analysis.
<fig id="Fig1"><label>Fig. 1</label><caption><p>Flow chart of the study selection process. The search and screening process of eligible studies, and the number of studies at each stage.</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="12931_2020_1316_Fig1_HTML" id="MO1"></graphic></fig></p><p id="Par34">The characteristics of the included studies are summarized in Table <xref rid="Tab1" ref-type="table">1</xref>. The included prospective clinical trials and RCTs reported five pharmacological treatments for 330 LAM patients. Among them, 46 patients in 1 RCT treatment group [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR33">33</xref>] and 164 patients in 6 single-arm trials [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR9">9</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR24">24</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR34">34</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR35">35</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR37">37</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR40">40</xref>] were treated with sirolimus. Twenty-three patients in 1 RCT treatment group [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR25">25</xref>] and 30 patients in 2 single-arm trials [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR36">36</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR39">39</xref>] were treated with everolimus. Twelve patients in 1 RCT treatment group [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR23">23</xref>] and 31 patients in a single-arm trial [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR22">22</xref>] were treated with doxycycline. In addition, 11 patients were reported to be treated with triptorelin [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR20">20</xref>], and 13 patients were reported to be treated with a combination of sirolimus and hydroxychloroquine [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR38">38</xref>] in single-arm trials. The quality assessments of the RCTs and single-arm trials are presented in Additional file Table <xref rid="MOESM1" ref-type="media">A1</xref> and Table <xref rid="MOESM1" ref-type="media">A2</xref>.
<table-wrap id="Tab1"><label>Table 1</label><caption><p>Characteristics of the included studies</p></caption><table frame="hsides" rules="groups"><thead><tr><th>Author, Publication Year, Country</th><th>Journal</th><th>Study design</th><th>Diagnosis,<break></break>No. of patients</th><th>Study duration</th><th>Intervention and sample size</th><th>Treatment regimen</th><th>Study outcomes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Bissler [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR24">24</xref>] (2008) USA</td><td>N Engl J Med</td><td>Single-center, nonrandomized open-label phase 1–2 trial</td><td><p>LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 6),</p><p>TSC-LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 12),</p><p>TSC (<italic>n</italic> = 7),</p></td><td><p>1 year of treatment,</p><p>1 year of observation</p></td><td>Sirolimus (<italic>n</italic> = 25)</td><td>0.25 mg/m<sup>2</sup> body-surface area</td><td>Renal AMLs, lung function, lung cyst volume, 6MWD, AEs, neurologic assessment.</td></tr><tr><td>Harari [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR20">20</xref>] (2008) Italy</td><td>Chest</td><td>Single-center, prospective phase 1 trial</td><td>LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 11)</td><td>3 years of treatment</td><td>Triptorelin (<italic>n</italic> = 11)</td><td>11.25 mg IM</td><td>Hormonal assays, pulmonary function tests, 6MWD, bone mineral density.</td></tr><tr><td>Dabora [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR34">34</xref>] (2011) USA</td><td>PLoS ONE</td><td>Multicenter open-label, phase 2 trial, single-arm</td><td><p>TSC-LAM</p><p>(<italic>n</italic> = 21),</p><p>TSC (<italic>n</italic> = 15)</p></td><td>1 year of treatment</td><td>Sirolimus (<italic>n</italic> = 36)</td><td>2 mg/day</td><td>AMLs, kidney cysts, skin lesions, pulmonary function, VEGF-D.</td></tr><tr><td>McCormack [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR33">33</xref>] (2011) USA</td><td>N Engl J Med</td><td>Multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled study</td><td><p>LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 81),</p><p>TSC-LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 8)</p></td><td><p>1 year of treatment,</p><p>1 year of observation</p></td><td><p>Sirolimus group</p><p>(<italic>n</italic> = 46);</p><p>Placebo group</p><p>(<italic>n</italic> = 43)</p></td><td>2 mg/day</td><td>Lung function, 6MWD, VEGF-D, QOL scores, AEs.</td></tr><tr><td>Davies [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR35">35</xref>] (2011) UK</td><td>Clin Cancer Res</td><td>Multicenter nonrandomized open label phase 2 trial</td><td><p>LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 6),</p><p>TSC-LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 3),</p><p>TSC (<italic>n</italic> = 7),</p></td><td>2 years of treatment</td><td>Sirolimus (<italic>n</italic> = 16)</td><td>0.5 mg/m<sup>2</sup> body-surface area</td><td>Renal AMLs, lung function, AEs and neurocognitive function.</td></tr><tr><td>Bissler [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR25">25</xref>] (2013) USA</td><td>Lancet</td><td>Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial</td><td><p>LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 5),</p><p>TSC-LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 24),</p><p>TSC (<italic>n</italic> = 89)</p></td><td><p>Median 38 weeks for everolimus;</p><p>median 34 weeks for placebo.</p></td><td><p>Everolimus group (<italic>n</italic> = 79);</p><p>Placebo group (<italic>n</italic> = 39)</p></td><td>10 mg/day</td><td>AMLs, skin lesion, pharmacokinetics of everolimus, pulmonary function, AEs, neuropsychological assessments, VEGF-D.</td></tr><tr><td>Piment a[<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR22">22</xref>] (2013) Brazil</td><td>J Bras Pneumol</td><td>Single-center open-label, single-arm, interventional clinical trial</td><td>LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 31)</td><td>1 year of treatment</td><td>Doxycycline (<italic>n</italic> = 31)</td><td>100 mg/day</td><td>Pulmonary function, 6MWD, QOL, MMP-2, MMP-9, VEGF-D</td></tr><tr><td>Chang [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR23">23</xref>] (2014) UK</td><td>Eur Respir J</td><td>Single-center randomized placebo-controlled trial</td><td>LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 23)</td><td>2 years of treatment</td><td><p>Doxycycline group (<italic>n</italic> = 12);</p><p>Placebo group (<italic>n</italic> = 11)</p></td><td>100 mg/day for 3 months followed by 200 mg/day for 21 months</td><td>Lung function, exercise capacity, QOL, shuttle walk distance, MMP levels, VEGF-D.</td></tr><tr><td>Goldberg [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR36">36</xref>] (2015) USA</td><td>Eur Respir J</td><td>Multicenter, open-label, nonrandomized, phase 2 trial</td><td><p>LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 19),</p><p>TSC-LAM</p><p>(<italic>n</italic> = 5),</p></td><td>Treatment for 26 weeks</td><td>Everolimus (<italic>n</italic> = 24)</td><td>2.5 mg/day for 4 weeks, 5 mg/day for 4 weeks, 10 mg/day for 18 weeks</td><td>Lung function, VEGF-D, 6MWD, everolimus pharmacokinetics, AEs.</td></tr><tr><td>Takada [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR37">37</xref>] (2016) Japan</td><td>Ann Am Thorac Soc</td><td>Multicenter, single-arm, open-label trial</td><td>LAM and TSC-LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 63)</td><td>2 years of treatment</td><td>Sirolimus (<italic>n</italic> = 63)</td><td>2 mg/day</td><td>Lung function, QOL scores, AEs</td></tr><tr><td>EI-Chemaly [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR38">38</xref>] (2017) USA</td><td>Chest</td><td>Two-center phase 1 trial</td><td>LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 13)</td><td><p>24 weeks of treatment,</p><p>24 weeks of observation</p></td><td>Hydroxychloroquine and sirolimus (<italic>n</italic> = 13)</td><td><p>Hydroxychloroquine (200 mg or 400 mg)</p><p>Sirolimus (2 mg/day)</p></td><td>Lung function, 6MWD, QOL, AMLs, VEGF-D, AEs.</td></tr><tr><td>Author, Publication Year, Country</td><td>Journal</td><td>Study design</td><td><p>Diagnosis,</p><p>No of patients</p></td><td>Study duration</td><td>Intervention and sample size</td><td>Treatment regimen</td><td>Study outcomes</td></tr><tr><td><p>Bee [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR9">9</xref>] (2018)</p><p>UK</p></td><td>Thorax</td><td>A prospective national cohort, single-arm study,</td><td><p>LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 38),</p><p>TSC-LAM</p><p>(<italic>n</italic> = 9)</p></td><td>35.8 ± 18 months of treatment</td><td>Sirolimus (<italic>n</italic> = 47)</td><td>1–2 mg/day</td><td>Lung function, VEGF-D, AEs.</td></tr><tr><td>Cai [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR39">39</xref>] (2018) China</td><td>Orphanet J Rare Dis</td><td>Single-center, nonrandomized, open-label phase 2 trial</td><td><p>TSC-LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 6),</p><p>TSC (<italic>n</italic> = 12)</p></td><td><p>1 year of treatment</p><p>1 year of observation</p></td><td>Everolimus (<italic>n</italic> = 18)</td><td>10 mg/day</td><td>AMLs, skin lesions, lung function, AEs.</td></tr><tr><td>Aghaeimeybodi [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR40">40</xref>] (2019) Iran</td><td>Caspian J Intern Med</td><td>A prospective phase 1 trial</td><td><p>LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 2),</p><p>TSC-LAM (<italic>n</italic> = 4)</p></td><td>1 year of treatment</td><td>Sirolimus (<italic>n</italic> = 6)</td><td>2 mg/day</td><td>Lung function, 6MWD, AEs.</td></tr></tbody></table><table-wrap-foot><p>The general information of the included studies, including: name of the first author, publication year, study location, name of the journal, study design, number and diagnosis of patients, study duration, intervention and sample size of it, treatment regimen, and outcome indicator type for each study</p><p><italic>LAM</italic> lymphangioleiomyomatosis, <italic>TSC</italic> tuberous sclerosis complex, <italic>AML</italic> angiomyolipomas, <italic>6MWD</italic> 6-min walk distance, <italic>AEs</italic> adverse events, <italic>IM</italic> Intramuscular injection<italic>, VEGF-D</italic> vascular endothelial growth factor D, <italic>QOL</italic> quality of life, <italic>MMP</italic> matrix metalloproteinase</p></table-wrap-foot></table-wrap></p></sec><sec id="Sec10"><title>Effects on FEV<sub>1</sub>, FVC, DLco, 6MWD and QOL scores</title><p id="Par35">In LAM patients treated with sirolimus, the results of this meta-analysis showed that the changes in the FEV<sub>1</sub>, FVC, DLco and 6MWD values from baseline to the endpoint were not statistically significant. The WMD values of FEV<sub>1</sub>, FVC, DLco and 6MWD were 0.03 L (95% CI: − 0.13 to 0.18, <italic>P</italic> = 0.74, <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> = 0%, Fig. <xref rid="Fig2" ref-type="fig">2</xref>), 0.14 L (95% CI: − 0.10 to 0.37, <italic>P</italic> = 0.25, <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> = 0%, Fig. <xref rid="Fig2" ref-type="fig">2</xref>), − 0.17 ml/min/mmHg (95% CI: − 1.58 to 1.24, <italic>P</italic> = 0.81, <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> = 0%, Fig. <xref rid="Fig2" ref-type="fig">2</xref>) and 23.76 m (95% CI: − 12.96 to 60.47, <italic>P</italic> = 0.20, <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> = 0%, Figure <xref rid="MOESM1" ref-type="media">A1</xref>), respectively. The endpoint values for lung function and the 6MWD were measured after 1 year [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR24">24</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR33">33</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR34">34</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR40">40</xref>] or 2 years [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR35">35</xref>] of sirolimus treatment. In addition, two studies reported the changes in the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores and total Functional Performance Inventory (FPI) scores for LAM patients treated with sirolimus. Compared with the placebo group, the sirolimus group had significant improvements in the VAS and FPI scores [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR33">33</xref>]. However, Takada et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR37">37</xref>] did not detect significant changes in the VAS and FPI scores in LAM patients after 2 years of sirolimus treatment. In addition, the dosages of sirolimus treatment were variable: 0.25 mg/m<sup>2</sup> body surface area [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR24">24</xref>], 0.5 mg/m<sup>2</sup> body surface area [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR35">35</xref>] and 1–2 mg/day [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR33">33</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR34">34</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR37">37</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR38">38</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR40">40</xref>].
<fig id="Fig2"><label>Fig. 2</label><caption><p>Forest plot for the weighted mean difference of FEV<sub>1</sub>, FVC and DLco with 95% confidence intervals in LAM patients treated with sirolimus. The weighted mean difference values of FEV<sub>1</sub>, FVC and DLco were 0.03 L (95% CI: − 0.13 to 0.18), 0.14 L (95% CI: − 0.10 to 0.37,) and − 0.17 ml/min/mmHg (95% CI: − 1.58 to 1.24), respectively. But the changes of them were not statistically significant, for all the <italic>P</italic> values of test for overall effect were above 0.05 (<italic>P</italic> = 0.74, <italic>P</italic> = 0.25 and <italic>P</italic> = 0.81), respectively</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="12931_2020_1316_Fig2_HTML" id="MO2"></graphic></fig></p><p id="Par36">In LAM patients treated with everolimus, the results also showed that the changes in the FEV<sub>1</sub>, FVC and DLco values from baseline to the endpoint were not statistically significant. The WMD values of FEV<sub>1</sub>, FVC and DLco were FEV<sub>1</sub>: 0.05 L (95% CI: − 0.18 to 0.27, <italic>P</italic> = 0.69, <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> = 0%), FVC: 0.16 L (95% CI: − 0.14 to 0.47, <italic>P</italic> = 0.30, <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> = 0%) and DLco: − 0.72 ml/min/mmHg (95% CI: − 2.77 to 1.32, <italic>P</italic> = 0.49, <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> = 0%), respectively (Fig. <xref rid="Fig3" ref-type="fig">3</xref>). Only Goldberg et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR36">36</xref>] reported that the mean increase in the 6MWD was 47 m (95% CI: − 0.30 to 97.0) after 26 weeks of everolimus treatment, although the <italic>P</italic> value of this change was not provided. The everolimus treatment regimen in the included studies was 10 mg/day with a duration from 26 weeks to 1 year [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR25">25</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR36">36</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR39">39</xref>]. No prospective study has reported the effect of everolimus treatment on QOL scores.
<fig id="Fig3"><label>Fig. 3</label><caption><p>Forest plot for the weighted mean difference of FEV<sub>1</sub>, FVC and DLco with 95% confidence intervals in LAM patients treated with everolimus. The weighted mean difference values of FEV<sub>1</sub>, FVC and DLco were 0.05 L (95% CI: − 0.18 to 0.27), 0.16 L (95% CI: − 0.14 to 0.47,) and − 0.72 ml/min/mmHg (95% CI: − 2.77 to 1.32), respectively. But the changes of them were not statistically significant, for all the P values of test for overall effect were above 0.05 (<italic>P</italic> = 0.69, <italic>P</italic> = 0.30 and <italic>P</italic> = 0.49), respectively</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="12931_2020_1316_Fig3_HTML" id="MO3"></graphic></fig></p><p id="Par37">In LAM patients treated with doxycycline, neither FVC nor DLco values changed significantly according to the results of meta-analysis, with WMD values of 0.02 L (95% CI: − 0.26 to 0.30, <italic>P</italic> = 0.91, <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> = 0%) and − 1.09 ml/min/mmHg (95% CI: − 3.52 to 1.34, <italic>P</italic> = 0.38, <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> = 0%), respectively (Fig. <xref rid="Fig4" ref-type="fig">4</xref>). Additionally, Pimenta et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR22">22</xref>] reported that after 12 months of doxycycline treatment (100 mg/day), there was a significant mean decrease in the FEV<sub>1</sub> (− 70 ml, <italic>P</italic> = 0.034) and a significant median increase in the mental health scores (18, <italic>P</italic> = 0.006) on the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-form Health Survey (SF-36). No significant variation in the 6MWD or other domains of the SF-36 was identified. In an RCT by Chang et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR23">23</xref>], the authors reported that there was no significant difference in the changes in the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) scores between the doxycycline treatment group (200 mg/day) and the placebo group after 24 months of treatment.
<fig id="Fig4"><label>Fig. 4</label><caption><p>Forest plot for the weighted mean difference of FVC and DLco with 95% confidence intervals in LAM patients treated with doxycycline. The weighted mean difference values of FVC and DLco were 0.02 L (95% CI: − 0.26 to 0.30) and − 1.09 ml/min/mmHg (95% CI: − 3.52 to 1.34), respectively. But the changes of them were not statistically significant, for all the P values of test for overall effect were above 0.05 (<italic>P</italic> = 0.91and <italic>P</italic> = 0.38)</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="12931_2020_1316_Fig4_HTML" id="MO4"></graphic></fig></p><p id="Par38">Apart from the treatment mentioned above, triptorelin, a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analog, was reported to have no significant effect on preventing the decline in lung function in LAM patients in a prospective single-arm study [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR20">20</xref>]. In addition, the use of triptorelin might be associated with the loss of bone mineral density. EI-Chemaly et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR38">38</xref>] reported that after 24 weeks of combination therapy (sirolimus 2 mg/day and hydroxychloroquine 200 mg–400 mg), the FEV<sub>1</sub> and 6MWD values increased significantly (<italic>P</italic> < 0.05) but subsequently declined toward the baseline values and were significantly different at the end of treatment (<italic>P</italic> < 0.05). However, the FVC and DLco values and the SGRQ score were not significantly changed throughout the combination treatment period.</p></sec><sec id="Sec11"><title>Effects on AML and VEGF-D levels</title><p id="Par39">The response rate of AML was available in 5 studies [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR24">24</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR25">25</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR34">34</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR35">35</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR39">39</xref>]. Among them, 4 studies provided the numbers of patients for whom the AML volume was reduced by at least 30% or more [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR24">24</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR25">25</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR34">34</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR35">35</xref>], and 1 study provided the proportion of patients who achieved a ≥ 50% reduction in the AML volume [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR39">39</xref>]. In the random effect model, the pooled response rate of AML for LAM patients treated with sirolimus or everolimus was 0.62 (95% CI: 0.43 to 0.82, <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> = 65%) and 0.78 (95% CI: 0.68 to 0.88, <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> = 8%), respectively (Fig. <xref rid="Fig5" ref-type="fig">5</xref>).
<fig id="Fig5"><label>Fig. 5</label><caption><p>Forest plot for the pooled response rate of AML with 95% confidence intervals in LAM patients treated with sirolimus or everolimus. Random effects model is suitable for single-arm analysis. The pooled response rate of AML for LAM patients treated with sirolimus or everolimus was 0.62 (95% CI: 0.43 to 0.82) and 0.78 (95% CI: 0.68 to 0.88), respectively</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="12931_2020_1316_Fig5_HTML" id="MO5"></graphic></fig></p><p id="Par40">Three articles provided the exact values of the VEGF-D levels in LAM patients before and after pharmacological treatment, including 2 studies describing doxycycline treatment [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR22">22</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR23">23</xref>] and 1 study describing sirolimus treatment [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR33">33</xref>]. The meta-analysis showed no significant difference in VEGF-D levels before and after doxycycline treatment, with a WMD of − 2.65 pg/ml (95% CI: − 596.89 to 591.59, <italic>P</italic> = 0.99, <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> = 0%, Figure <xref rid="MOESM1" ref-type="media">A2</xref>). However, McCormack et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR33">33</xref>] found that the VEGF-D levels in 46 LAM patients decreased from 1848 ± 1514 pg/ml to 862 ± 540 pg/ml (<italic>P</italic> = 0.001) after 1 year of sirolimus treatment. Although no detailed VEGF-D values in LAM patients were provided, Dabora et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR34">34</xref>] also reported a decrease in VEGF-D levels in TSC-LAM and TSC patients treated with sirolimus. The same trend was also reported in 2 articles describing everolimus treatment in LAM, TSC-LAM and TSC patients [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR25">25</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR36">36</xref>]. Similar findings have also been documented in LAM patients treated with a combination of sirolimus and hydroxychloroquine [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR38">38</xref>].</p></sec><sec id="Sec12"><title>Safety events associated with pharmacological treatments for LAM patients</title><p id="Par41">With regard to sirolimus treatment, the exact number of patients experiencing AEs was available in 4 studies [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR24">24</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR34">34</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR35">35</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR40">40</xref>]. The common AEs during treatment were oral mucositis (60%), hyperlipidemia (43%), upper respiratory infection (29%), proteinuria (26%), urinary system infection (18%), headache (18%), peripheral edema (18%) and diarrhea (16%) (Figure <xref rid="MOESM1" ref-type="media">A3</xref>).</p><p id="Par42">Data regarding the number of patients experiencing AEs were provided in 3 studies describing everolimus treatment for LAM [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR25">25</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR36">36</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR39">39</xref>]. The most common AE was oral mucositis (75%) (Figure <xref rid="MOESM1" ref-type="media">A4</xref>). Other common AEs included headache (40%), abdominal or flank pain (39%), hyperlipidemia (36%), diarrhea (31%), hypercholesterolemia (30%), acne (24%), upper respiratory infection (23%), nasopharyngitis (23%), cough (22%) and fatigue (20%) (Figure <xref rid="MOESM1" ref-type="media">A4</xref>).</p><p id="Par43">With regard to AEs in patients treated with doxycycline, only 2 studies provided detailed data [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR22">22</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR23">23</xref>]. Headache (25%) and diarrhea (14%) were the two most common AEs reported in both of the studies (Figure <xref rid="MOESM1" ref-type="media">A5</xref>). In addition, nausea (19%) and upper respiratory infection (83%) were also common AEs reported in the included studies.</p><p id="Par44">Regarding LAM patients treated with triptorelin, flushing (36%), arthralgias and paresthesias (18%), and fatigue and dizziness (18%) were the common AEs reported by Harari et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR20">20</xref>]. In LAM patients treated with a combination of sirolimus and hydroxychloroquine, oral mucositis (62%), headache (62%) and diarrhea (62%) were the most commonly reported AEs [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR38">38</xref>].</p><p id="Par45">Notably, most of the AEs mentioned in the included studies were reported to be low or moderate grade and were tolerable.</p></sec><sec id="Sec13"><title>Sensitivity analysis</title><p id="Par46">Sensitivity analysis confirmed that the exclusion of each study in turn did not change the meta-analysis results regarding lung function, the 6MWD, and VEGF-D levels. For sirolimus treatment, the data from Bissler et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR24">24</xref>] were the main source of heterogeneity in the analyses of the AML response rate and AEs. Omitting that study [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR24">24</xref>], the <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> index of the AML response rate and the oral mucositis, proteinuria and diarrhea rates decreased to 0, 1.7, 0 and 0%, respectively. As for everolimus, the data by Cai et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR39">39</xref>] were the main source of heterogeneity in the analyses of the acne and upper respiratory infection rates. After omitting these results, the <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>2</italic></sup> index decreased to 0 and 0%, respectively.</p></sec></sec><sec id="Sec14"><title>Discussion</title><p id="Par47">The impairment of lung function in LAM patients has been reported to be associated with the aberrant infiltration of LAM cells or MMPs released from LAM cells [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR42">42</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR43">43</xref>]. The abnormal proliferation of LAM cells is due to the activation of the mTOR signaling pathway, which is induced by inactivating mutations in the TSC1/2 gene [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR13">13</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR14">14</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR44">44</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR45">45</xref>]. Therefore, mTOR inhibitors may be effective in the treatment of LAM.</p><p id="Par48">Consistent with the speculation mentioned above, the prospective trials included in our study have reported the efficacy of sirolimus in the improvement or stabilization of lung function, amelioration of QOL scores, and reduction in AML volume [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR9">9</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR24">24</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR33">33</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR35">35</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR37">37</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR38">38</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR40">40</xref>]. Furthermore, 1 observational study [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR46">46</xref>] and 7 case reports [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR47">47</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR53">53</xref>] also addressed the efficacy of sirolimus in the management of chylous effusions. In the present study, quantitative analyses of lung function in patients treated with sirolimus revealed that the changes in lung function and 6MWD values were not significant. These results suggest that sirolimus is effective at stabilizing the lung function in LAM patients. However, there is not enough strong evidence to support the effect of this drug on improving lung function. Other reported benefits of sirolimus therapy were the reduction in AML volume and decrease in VEGF-D levels. The pooled response rate of AML (reduced by at least 30%) was 0.62 (95% CI: 0.43 to 0.82), but there were not enough raw data regarding the changes in VEGF-D levels for a meta-analysis. Therefore, this study could not assess the role of VEGF-D in measuring treatment efficacy.</p><p id="Par49">Everolimus is another type of mTOR inhibitor that has also been used in the treatment of LAM. Compared with sirolimus, everolimus has a shorter half-life and better bioavailability [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR54">54</xref>]. In addition, exposure to everolimus can be terminated faster than that to sirolimus when a transplant procedure is planned [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR36">36</xref>]. Therefore, everolimus is an attractive potential option for LAM patients on the list for lung transplantation. The quantitative analyses in our study also indicated similar changes observed during sirolimus therapy in FEV<sub>1</sub>, FVC and DLco values during the application of everolimus. Among the included trials, only Cai et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR39">39</xref>] reported the effects of everolimus with respect to improvements in both the FEV<sub>1</sub> and FVC values, but the sample size was small: only 6 LAM patients. Goldberg et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR36">36</xref>] also reported the improvement of FEV<sub>1</sub> values during everolimus treatment, but the <italic>P</italic> value was not available. Therefore, it is still difficult to confirm the actual effects of everolimus on lung function in LAM patients. Nonetheless, 2 prospective studies [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR25">25</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR39">39</xref>] reported the effect of everolimus in reducing in the volume of AMLs, and the pooled response rate was 0.78 (95% CI: 0.68 to 0.88).</p><p id="Par50">Doxycycline is a tetracycline antibiotic that inhibits the production and activity of MMPs, which are overexpressed in serum and lung tissue in LAM patients near the cyst area and may contribute to cyst formation. However, doxycycline therapy was only demonstrated to be effective in improving lung function and QOL scores in a subgroup of 13 LAM patients with less severe disease. Notably, the effects of doxycycline were more likely to be due to the better baseline lung function of these patients [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR22">22</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR55">55</xref>]. In contrast, the results from an RCT [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR23">23</xref>] and our quantitative analyses showed that doxycycline did not affect any outcome in LAM patients.</p><p id="Par51">Only 1 prospective study reported triptorelin, a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analog, in the treatment of LAM. The results showed no beneficial outcomes during triptorelin therapy and indicated that the application of triptorelin may be associated with some AEs [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR20">20</xref>]. Regarding the combination therapy, no strong evidence has been found to support its superiority over monotherapy in the treatment of LAM [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR38">38</xref>].</p><p id="Par52">Generally, the prospect is still not optimistic in the treatment of LAM. Only sirolimus and everolimus have been reported to be effective for LAM in prospective studies. In addition, the results of the current meta-analysis support only the opinion that these drugs are effective at stabilizing the condition. Although sirolimus has been recommended for the treatment of LAM [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR1">1</xref>], several problems still exist in its application. Questions about when and how much sirolimus should be used to treat which kind of LAM still needs to be answered.</p><p id="Par53">With respect to patient selection and the timing of treatment initiation, Bee et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR9">9</xref>] found that LAM patients with better pretreatment lung function and shorter disease duration have a better response to sirolimus. However, the MILES study [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR56">56</xref>] suggested that severe LAM patients with higher VEGF-D levels may benefit more from sirolimus treatment. Furthermore, although sirolimus was suggested for application in LAM patients with an annual FEV<sub>1</sub> loss of 90 ml/year (which is threefold higher than the normal FEV<sub>1</sub> loss) in one guideline [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR1">1</xref>], whether it should be applied in asymptomatic patients with normal or mildly impaired lung function is still unclear [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR57">57</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR58">58</xref>]. Regarding the treatment dosage, Bee et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR9">9</xref>] also found that different serum levels of sirolimus produced similar effects, and lower doses had fewer side effects. However, these results should be interpreted with caution because the sample size in each dosage group was quite small. The dose-response curve for sirolimus remains unclear, and the optimal dose with the fewest AEs and sufficient effects remains uncertain. With respect to treatment duration, two prospective studies have reported that the effects of sirolimus were only present during its administration; the decline in lung function and growth of AMLs resumed when treatment was stopped [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR24">24</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR33">33</xref>]. Although Takada et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR37">37</xref>] and Yao et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR59">59</xref>] have reported the durable safety and efficacy of sirolimus (the mean durations of sirolimus treatment were 2 years and 4.6 years, respectively), the optimal treatment duration and whether the long-term application of sirolimus could reduce the need for lung transplantation or even replace it are still unknown. Moreover, similar questions also existed during the use of everolimus in LAM patients. It is hoped that two ongoing multicenter international trials will help us better understand the above issues (ClinicalTrials.gov identifiers <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03150914?term=NCT03150914&draw=2&rank=1">NCT03150914</ext-link> and <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02432560?term=NCT02432560&draw=2&rank=1">NCT02432560</ext-link>).</p><p id="Par54">Our study had several limitations. First, because LAM is a rare disease, the number and sample sizes of the included studies were limited. Only 3 RCTs were available, and the other studies were single-arm designed without a placebo control group. These factors could have added bias to this meta-analysis. Second, five studies that included TSC patients cofounded the evaluations of AEs and the response rate of AML. Third, the data of the included studies were unavailable for subgroup analyses to assess the impacts of certain variables. Finally, only three pharmacological treatments were quantitatively analyzed due to the lack of raw data.</p></sec><sec id="Sec15"><title>Conclusions</title><p id="Par55">In conclusion, our systematic review and meta-analysis support the application of sirolimus and everolimus in LAM, as these medications may stabilize lung function and alleviate renal AML. Further studies are required to reveal the optimal timing, duration and dosage in the application of sirolimus or everolimus. Doxycycline and triptorelin were not recommended for LAM because no beneficial outcomes were consistently reported. The efficacy and safety of combination therapy still require further exploration.</p></sec><sec sec-type="supplementary-material"><title>Supplementary information</title><sec id="Sec16"><p><supplementary-material content-type="local-data" id="MOESM1"><media xlink:href="12931_2020_1316_MOESM1_ESM.docx"><caption><p><bold>Additional file 1.</bold></p></caption></media></supplementary-material></p></sec></sec></body><back><glossary><title>Abbreviations</title><def-list><def-item><term>6MWD</term><def><p id="Par5">6-min walk distance</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>AEs</term><def><p id="Par6">Adverse events</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>AML</term><def><p id="Par7">Angiomyolipoma</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>CI</term><def><p id="Par8">Confidence interval</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>DLco</term><def><p id="Par9">Diffusion coefficient for carbon monoxide</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>FEV<sub>1</sub></term><def><p id="Par10">Forced expiratory volume in 1 s</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>FPI</term><def><p id="Par11">Functional performance inventory</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>FVC</term><def><p id="Par12">Forced vital capacity</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>LAM</term><def><p id="Par13">Lymphangioleiomyomatosis</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>MMP</term><def><p id="Par14">Matrix metalloproteinase</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>mTOR</term><def><p id="Par15">Mammalian target of rapamycin</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>QOL</term><def><p id="Par16">Quality of life</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>RCT</term><def><p id="Par17">Randomized controlled trial</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>SGRQ</term><def><p id="Par18">St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>TSC</term><def><p id="Par19">Tuberous sclerosis complex</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>VAS</term><def><p id="Par20">Visual analogue scale</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>VEGF-D</term><def><p id="Par21">Vascular endothelial growth factor D</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>WMD</term><def><p id="Par22">Weighted mean difference</p></def></def-item></def-list></glossary><fn-group><fn><p><bold>Publisher’s Note</bold></p><p>Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.</p></fn></fn-group><sec><title>Supplementary information</title><p><bold>Supplementary information</bold> accompanies this paper at 10.1186/s12931-020-1316-3.</p></sec><ack><p>Not applicable</p><sec id="FPar1"><title>Declarations of interest</title><p id="Par56">None</p></sec></ack><notes notes-type="author-contribution"><title>Authors’ contributions</title><p>Qi Wang participated in the design of this study, acquired and analyzed the data, drafted this manuscript, and agreed on the final version of this manuscript. Mengqi Luo participated in the design of this study, performed the statistical analysis of the data, drafted this manuscript, and agreed on the final version of this manuscript. Bo Xiang participated in the design of this study, critically revised this manuscript, and agreed on the final version of this manuscript. Siyuan Chen designed this study, critically revised this manuscript, and agreed on the final version of this manuscript. Yi Ji designed this study, acquired and analyzed the data, critically revised this manuscript, and agreed on the final version of this manuscript.</p></notes><notes notes-type="funding-information"><title>Funding</title><p>This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant numbers 81400862 and 81401606), the Key Project in the Science & Technology Program of Sichuan Province (grant number 19ZDYF1454), the Science Foundation for The Excellent Youth Scholars of Sichuan University (grant number 2015SU04A15), and the 1·3·5 project for disciplines of excellence–Clinical Research Incubation Project, West China Hospital, Sichuan University (grant number 2019HXFH056).</p></notes><notes notes-type="data-availability"><title>Availability of data and materials</title><p>All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article (and its supplementary information files).</p></notes><notes><title>Ethics approval and consent to 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