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Producing treatment hierarchies in network meta-analysis using probabilistic models and treatment-choice criteria

利用概率模型与治疗选择准则构建网络荟萃分析的治疗层级

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Guido Schwarzer
Gerta Rücker
Anna Chaimani

利用概率模型与治疗选择准则构建网络荟萃分析的治疗层级

研究问题
网络荟萃分析中,如何使治疗排序对应明确的临床选择标准,并减少因估计不确定性和微小效应差异造成的过度解读?
方法与思路
作者以最小值得关注差异定义治疗选择准则,将相对效应转为偏好数据,再用含潜在能力参数的概率排序模型进行最大似然估计。
材料陈述的贡献
摘要称方法提供可解释的治疗层级与R包mtrank;两项临床应用及153个已发表网络的比较显示,与既有排序的一致程度取决于估计精度。
阅读关注点
应核对临床差异阈值如何设定、偏好转换是否保留效应估计的不确定性,以及潜在能力参数的解释和渐近标准误的适用条件。
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原文摘要

A key output of network meta-analysis (NMA) is the relative ranking of treatments; nevertheless, it has attracted substantial criticism. Existing ranking methods often lack clear interpretability and fail to adequately account for uncertainty, over-emphasizing small differences in treatment effects. We propose a novel framework to estimate treatment hierarchies in NMA using a probabilistic model, focusing on a clinically relevant treatment-choice criterion (TCC). Initially, we formulate a mathematical expression to define a TCC based on smallest worthwhile differences (SWD), converting NMA relative treatment effects into treatment preference format. This data is then synthesized using a probabilistic ranking model, assigning each treatment a latent 'ability' parameter, representing its propensity to yield clinically important and beneficial true treatment effects relative to the rest of the treatments in the network. Parameter estimation relies on the maximum likelihood theory, with standard errors derived asymptotically from Fisher's information matrix. To facilitate the use of our methods, we launched the R package mtrank. We applied our method to two clinical datasets: one comparing 18 antidepressants for major depression and another comparing 6 antihypertensives for the incidence of diabetes. Our approach provided robust, interpretable treatment hierarchies that account for a concrete TCC. We further examined the agreement between the proposed method and existing ranking metrics in 153 published networks, concluding that the degree of agreement depends on the precision of the NMA estimates. Our framework offers a valuable alternative for NMA treatment ranking, mitigating over-interpretation of minor differences. This enables more reliable and clinically meaningful treatment hierarchies.

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