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Simulation and Matching-Based Approaches for Indirect Comparison of Treatments

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  • K. Ishak
  • Irina Proskorovsky
  • Agnes Benedict

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Estimates of the relative effects of competing treatments are rarely available from head-to-head trials. These effects must therefore be derived from indirect comparisons of results from different studies. The feasibility of comparisons relies on the network linking treatments through common comparators; the reliability of these may also be impacted when the studies are heterogeneous or when multiple intermediate comparisons are needed to link two specific treatments of interest. Simulated treatment comparison and matching-adjusted indirect comparison have been developed to address these challenges. These focus on comparisons of outcomes for two specific treatments of interest by using patient-level data for one treatment (the index) and published results for the other treatment (the comparator) from compatible studies, taking into account possible confounding due to population differences. This paper provides an overview of how and when these approaches can be used as an alternative or to complement standard MTC approaches. Copyright Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

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  • K. Ishak & Irina Proskorovsky & Agnes Benedict, 2015. "Simulation and Matching-Based Approaches for Indirect Comparison of Treatments," PharmacoEconomics, Springer, vol. 33(6), pages 537-549, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:pharme:v:33:y:2015:i:6:p:537-549
    DOI: 10.1007/s40273-015-0271-1
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    1. K. Ishak & Noemi Kreif & Agnes Benedict & Noemi Muszbek, 2013. "Overview of Parametric Survival Analysis for Health-Economic Applications," PharmacoEconomics, Springer, vol. 31(8), pages 663-675, August.
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    2. Jason Shafrin & Anshu Shrestha & Amitabh Chandra & M. Haim Erder & Vanja Sikirica, 2017. "Evaluating Matching‐Adjusted Indirect Comparisons in Practice: A Case Study of Patients with Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 26(11), pages 1459-1466, November.

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