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Res Synth Methods2026;17(5):1045-1053.September 1, 2026Journal Article

A novel visualization approach for network meta-analysis: The plate plot and the nmaplateplot R package.

Yanan Ren1, Zhenxun Wang2, Lifeng Lin3, Shanshan Zhao4, Haitao Chu5,6
1Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
2Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, California, USA.
3Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
4National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.
5Division of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
6Pfizer Inc, New York, New York, USA.
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Abstract

Network meta-analysis (NMA) provides a powerful framework for synthesizing evidence across multiple interventions, accommodating both direct and indirect comparisons. However, effectively visualizing the complex, multidimensional results, such as effect magnitudes, uncertainty, p-values, and treatment rankings, remains a significant challenge. Outputs such as relative treatment effects, uncertaint…

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