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 activityComparisonsNo. of comparisonsCAS reduction (MD, 95% CI)

7-point CASIVGC vs. OGC11.00 [−1.10, 3.10]
Rtx vs. IVGC11.40 [−0.01, 2.81]
Rtx vs. placebo10.1 [−1.47, 1.67]
IVGC + OR vs. OGC + OR10.80 [0.31, 1.29]
Somastatin vs. placebo20.72 [−0.09, 1.52]
Somastatin vs. OGC11.00 [0.06, 1.94]
Teprotumumab vs. placebo11.58 [1.51, 1.65]

10-point CASIVGC vs. OGC21.13 [0.40, 1.86]
IVGC vs. placebo13.49 [2.25, 4.73]
OR vs. placebo1−0.35 [−0.92, 0.22]
SS vs. placebo20.25 [−0.53, 1.04]

8-point CASOGC vs. OIGC1−0.25 [−1.12, 0.62]

TESIVGC vs. IVGC + OR1−4.00 [−11.59, 3.59]
OGC vs. cyclosporin13.60 [−0.45, 7.65]

OIIVGC vs. OGC11.11 [0.30, 1.92]
OGC + OR vs. OGC12.51 [1.40, 3.63]

Significant results are in bold.