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Sandeep Jain1, Xuanyi Li2, Jeremy Warner1,3
1Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Network meta-analysis (NMA) visualizations lack diversity. Improved network plot designs are needed to better convey clinical insights for systemic anticancer therapies.
Area of Science:
- Medical Informatics
- Biostatistics
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Network meta-analysis (NMA) is a high-level evidence synthesis method.
- Network plots are commonly used to visualize NMA results.
- These plots utilize visual attributes like node size and color to represent data.
Conclusions:
- Current network plot visualizations in NMA are not optimally designed.
- Enhancing design choices can improve the communication of clinical significance.
- Better visualizations can aid in developing patient treatment plans for cancer therapies.
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