Review Article
Comparative Efficacy of Medical Treatments for Thyroid Eye Disease: A Network Meta-Analysis
Table 2
Outcomes of direct comparisons in disease activity.
| Outcome of disease activity | Comparisons | No. of comparisons | CAS reduction (MD, 95% CI) |
| 7-point CAS | IVGC vs. OGC | 1 | 1.00 [−1.10, 3.10] | Rtx vs. IVGC | 1 | 1.40 [−0.01, 2.81] | Rtx vs. placebo | 1 | 0.1 [−1.47, 1.67] | IVGC + OR vs. OGC + OR | 1 | 0.80 [0.31, 1.29] | Somastatin vs. placebo | 2 | 0.72 [−0.09, 1.52] | Somastatin vs. OGC | 1 | 1.00 [0.06, 1.94] | Teprotumumab vs. placebo | 1 | 1.58 [1.51, 1.65] |
| 10-point CAS | IVGC vs. OGC | 2 | 1.13 [0.40, 1.86] | IVGC vs. placebo | 1 | 3.49 [2.25, 4.73] | OR vs. placebo | 1 | −0.35 [−0.92, 0.22] | SS vs. placebo | 2 | 0.25 [−0.53, 1.04] |
| 8-point CAS | OGC vs. OIGC | 1 | −0.25 [−1.12, 0.62] |
| TES | IVGC vs. IVGC + OR | 1 | −4.00 [−11.59, 3.59] | OGC vs. cyclosporin | 1 | 3.60 [−0.45, 7.65] |
| OI | IVGC vs. OGC | 1 | 1.11 [0.30, 1.92] | OGC + OR vs. OGC | 1 | 2.51 [1.40, 3.63] |
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Significant results are in bold.
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