AIC	Akaike information criterion
AUC	Area under the curve
BIC	Bayesian information criterion
CI	Confidence interval
CrI	Credibility interval
DIC	Deviation information criterion
DSL	DerSimonian–Laird
HR	Hazard ratio
HTA	Health technology assessment
HTACG	Health technology assessment coordination group
HTAR	Health technology assessment regulation
HTD	Health technology developer
IPD	Individual participant data
ITC	Indirect treatment comparison
JCA	Joint clinical assessment
KH	Knapp–Hartung
MAIC	Matching–adjusted indirect comparison
NMA	Network meta-analysis
OR	Odds ratio
PH	Proportional hazards
PICO	Population–Intervention–Comparator–Outcome
PWE	Piecewise exponential
RCT	Randomized controlled trial
RMST	Restricted mean survival time
STC	Simulated treatment comparison
SUCRA	Surface under the cumulative ranking curve