Overview of different indirect comparison approaches and methods

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We specifically address the following points:

• Reasons for IC 
• The classical Bucher approach vs matching adjusted indirect comparisons (MAIC)
• How to incorporated meta-analyses
• Different network-meta-analyses approaches (NMA): Bayes vs Frequentist
• systematic literature reviews (SLR)
• Cochrane handbook
• Tools
• Visualizations
• Bias 
  • Precision vs bias
  • Pre-specified vs post-hoc
  • Secondary vs primary endpoints
  • Power of IC
  • Publish detailed analyses
    
    Further references:
    PRISMA http://prisma-statement.org/PRISMAStatement/
    
    Earlier podcast episode:
    Network meta-analyses: why, what, and how
    

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