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. 2024 Jun 25;42(9):955–1002. doi: 10.1007/s40273-024-01399-3

Table 1.

Population, Interventions, Comparisons, Outcomes, and Study (PICOS) design selection criteria

Inclusion Exclusion
Population
 Adults with RRMM

Untreated MM (i.e., first-line treatment setting)

Any other population

Interventions/comparators
 Any Economic evaluations exclusively for diagnostic testing or patient management strategies
Outcomes

 Model conceptualization

 Model structure

 Uncertainty assessment

 Validation

 Transparency

Any other outcome
Study design and publication type

 Economic evaluations (cost-effectiveness, cost-utility, cost consequence, cost-minimization, and cost-benefit analysis)

 SLRs/NMAs (to be hand searched for relevant studies)

Clinical trials

Non-SLRs

Conference abstracts

Budget impact analysis

Non-human studies

Pharmacodynamic studies

Preclinical studies

Case reports

Commentaries, editorials, and letters

Consensus reports

Observational RWE studies

Additional limits
Date of publication

 Full texts since 2014

 HTA submissions since 2018

Full-text references published prior to 2014

HTA submissions published prior to 2018

Language
 English Non-English articles

HTA health technology assessment, MM multiple myeloma, NMA network meta-analysis, RRMM relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, RWE real-world evidence, SLR systematic literature review