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Parikh RR, Troester A, Southwell B, et al. Treatment of Stages I-III Squamous Cell Anal Cancer: A Systematic Review [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2024 Aug. (Comparative Effectiveness Review, No. 273.)

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Appendix EPCORI Methodology Standards Checklist

Standard CategoryAbbrev.StandardIs This Standard Applicable to This SR?List Sections and Pages of the SR Report Where You Address This StandardIf Applicable, Describe How and Why the SR Deviated From This Standard?
Standards for Formulating Research Questions RQ-1Identify gaps in evidence.YesIntroduction; Pages 1 and 2N/A
RQ-2Develop a formal study protocol.YesMethods; Page 3N/A
RQ-3Identify specific populations and health decision(s) affected by the research.YesTable 2 and Methods; Page 3N/A
RQ-4Identify and assess participant subgroups.YesMethods; Page 3N/A
RQ-5Select appropriate interventions and comparators.YesTable 2; Pages 4 and 5N/A
RQ-6Measure outcomes that people representing the population of interest notice and care about.YesTable 2; Pages 4 and 5N/A
Standards Associated with Patient-Centeredness PC-1Engage people representing the population of interest and other relevant stakeholders in ways that are appropriate and necessary in a given research context.YesPages vi and viiN/A
PC-2Identify, select, recruit, and retain study participants representative of the spectrum of the population of interest and ensure that data are collected thoroughly and systematically from all study participants.N/AN/AN/A
PC-3Use patient-reported outcomes when patients or people at risk of a condition are the best source of information for outcomes of interest.YesTable 2N/A
PC-4Support dissemination and implementation of study results.YesPage 2N/A
Standards for Data Integrity and Rigorous Analyses IR-1A priori, specify plans for quantitative data analysis that correspond to major aims.YesPage 3N/A
IR-2Assess data source adequacy.N/AN/AN/A
IR-3Describe data linkage plans, if applicable.N/AN/AN/A
IR-4Document validated scales and tests.N/AN/AN/A
IR-5Provide sufficient information in reports to allow for assessments of the study’s internal and external validity.YesMethods section; Pages 3–7N/A
IR-6Masking should be used when feasible.YesMethods section; Pages 3–7N/A
IR-7In the study protocol, specify a data management plan that addresses, at a minimum, the following elements: collecting data, organizing data, handling data, describing data, preserving data, and sharing data.YesMethods section; Pages 3–7N/A
Standards for Preventing and Handling Missing Data MD-1Describe methods to prevent and monitor missing data.N/AN/AN/A
MD-2Use valid statistical methods to deal with missing data that properly account for statistical uncertainty due to missingness.N/AN/AN/A
MD-3Record and report all reasons for dropout and missing data, and account for all patients in reports.N/AN/AN/A
MD-4Examine sensitivity of inferences to missing data methods and assumptions, and incorporate into interpretation.N/AN/AN/A
Standards for Heterogeneity of Treatment Effect (HTE) HT-1State the goals of HTE analyses, including hypotheses and the supporting evidence base.YesMethods and Discussion sections; Pages 3, 6, 39, and 40N/A
HT-2For all HTE analyses, provide an analysis plan, including the use of appropriate statistical methods.N/AN/AN/A
HT-3Report all prespecified HTE analyses and, at minimum, the number of post-hoc HTE analyses, including all subgroups and outcomes analyzed.N/AN/AN/A
Standards for Systematic Reviews SR-1Adhere to National Academy of Medicine (NAM) standards for systematic reviews of comparative effectiveness research, as appropriate.YesMethods section; Page 3N/A

Abbreviations: Abbrev. = Abbreviation; SR = systematic review; RQ = research question; PC = patient centeredness; N/A = not applicable; IR = integrity and rigor; MD = missing data; HT = heterogeneity of treatment;

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