Table 2. Characteristics of the most central trials.
Network | Measure | Group | Disease | Treatment | Av. HR |
Group, Treatment, Disease | Betweenness Max = 0.006 | ECOG | Leukemia | Definitive* | 1.22 |
Closeness Max = 0.75 | ECOG | GI | Definitive* | 1.22 | |
Authorities Max = 0.08 | ECOG | GI(8/10); GYN(2/10) | Definitive* | 0.97 | |
Hubs Max = 0.08 | ECOG | GI(8/10); GYN(2/10) | Definitive* | 0.97 | |
Random network based on the Group, Treatment, Disease network | Betweenness Max = 0.002 | RTOG | Lung | Definitive* | 0.98 |
Closeness Max = 0.69 | ECOG | Lung | Definitive* | 0.98 | |
Authorities Max = 0.06 | RTOT (3/10); ECOG (5/10); GOG (1/10); SWOG (1/10) | GI(3/10); Lung (2/10); GYN (2/10); H&N Leukemia | Definitive*(6/10); Adjuvant (2/10); Supportive(1/10); Other (2/10) | 0.96 | |
Hubs Max = 0.06 | RTOT (3/10); ECOG (5/10); GOG (1/10); SWOG (1/10) | GI(3/10); Lung (2/10); GYN (2/10); H&N Leukemia | Definitive*(6/10)Adjuvant (2/10)Supportive(1/10)Other (2/10) | 0.96 | |
Preferential attachment | Betweenness Max = 0.04 | RTOG | Prostate | Definitive* | 2.82 |
Closeness Max = 0.66 | ECOG | Lung | Definitive* | 2.31 | |
Authorities Max = 0.18 | ECOG | Lung | Definitive* | 2.31 | |
Hubs Max = 0.18 | ECOG | Lung | Definitive* | 2.31 | |
Random network based on the Preferential attachment network | Betweenness Max = 0.068 | SWOG | GI | Adjuvant | 0.75 |
Closeness Max = 0.554 | SWOG | GI | Adjuvant | 0.75 | |
Authorities Max = 0.089 | ECOG (5/10); SWOG (2/10); NCCTG (1/10); CALGB (1/10); CHOG (1/10) | GI (3/10); CNS (2/10); Lung (2/10); Leukemia (1/10); Melanoma (1/10); Breast (1/10) | Definitive*(5/10); Adjuvant (3/10) Maintenance (1/10) Other | 1.10 | |
Hubs Max = 0.089 | ECOG (5/10); SWOG (2/10); NCCTG (1/10); CALGB (1/10); CHOG (1/10) | GI (3/10); CNS (2/10); Lung (2/10); Leukemia (1/10); Melanoma (1/10) Breast (1/10) | Definitive*(5/10) Adjuvant (3/10) Maintenance (1/10) Other | 1.10 |
For brevity, we do not include the networks generated by the shared characteristics: group, treatment; group, disease; disease, treatment. The numbers in parentheses denote the memberships of each component in the group of nodes that present the same centrality measures.