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  • Pharmacometrics
  • Biostatistics
  • Health Economics

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  • Model-based meta-analysis (MBMA) and network meta-analysis (NMA) are crucial for drug development and health technology appraisals.
  • A novel framework for dose-response model-based network meta-analysis (MBNMA) combines MBMA and NMA.
  • This work extends the MBNMA framework to incorporate time-course modeling.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a Bayesian time-course MBNMA framework.
  • To enable nonlinear modeling of multiparameter time-course functions for continuous outcomes.
  • To assess treatment effects and time-course parameters across multiple studies and treatments.

Main Methods:

  • Proposed a Bayesian MBNMA framework for continuous outcomes.
  • Incorporated nonlinear time-course functions and accounted for residual correlations.
  • Preserved randomization by modeling relative effects and tested for evidence inconsistency.

Main Results:

  • The Emax model demonstrated the best fit and biological plausibility for time-course data.
  • Treatment estimates remained robust even when including correlations.
  • Simplifying assumptions were necessary for estimating ET50 due to limited early data.

Conclusions:

  • Time-course MBNMA offers a statistically robust method for synthesizing evidence on multiple treatments over time.
  • The framework can inform crucial drug development and reimbursement decisions.
  • Limited inconsistency was observed, particularly with placebo-controlled studies.