[R-meta] Combine HR from multiple groups?

[Kathrin Kuhr]

Dear Gerta,

thank you for your helpful answer - we could solve our problem using the 
paper mentioned by you.

Best,

Kathrin



Am 21.02.2019 um 16:29 schrieb Gerta Ruecker:
>
> Dear Kathrin, dear all,
>
> you may have a look into Rücker G, Cates CJ, Schwarzer G. Methods for 
> including information from multi‐arm trials in pairwise meta‐analysis. 
> /Res Syn Meth/. 2017;8:392–403. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1259
>
> In Table 3 there you find an example very similar to yours. Methods to 
> pool these data are given in subsection 4.2, with results presented in 
> Figures 9 (approximate adjustment) and 10 (exact adjustment) of this 
> paper.
>
> If you don't have access to the article or need further information, 
> please ask.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Gerta
>
>
> Am 21.02.2019 um 15:17 schrieb Kathrin Kuhr:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> our situation: In a network meta-analysis, we want to pool two nodes 
>> (two doses of the same treatment). Outcome of interest is overall 
>> survival (Hazard ratios). To include a three-arm study (arm A: 
>> treatment dose A; arm B: treatment dose B, arm C: placebo), we have 
>> to combine the two treament arms. We only have relative treatment 
>> effect, i.e. HR A vs. B, HR A vs. C, HR B vs. C. Is there a 
>> possibility to pool HR A vs. C and B vs. C? As we use the same 
>> comparator C, we cannot easily calculate a pooled meta-analysis 
>> estimate, right? And as we only have relative effects, we cannot 
>> easily pool arm A and B as for binary data or mean values, right? Or 
>> do we think too complicated?
>>
>> We are happy for any ideas or examples.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Kathrin and Anne
>>
> -- 
>
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>
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> Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center - University of Freiburg
>
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