Devita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer

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190 DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg’s CANCER: Principles and Practice of Oncology Review

Question 16.24. Which of the following is NOT true regarding meta-analysis?

A. Combines the results of several studies that address a set of related

research hypotheses.

B. Meta-analysis on therapeutic studies usually includes both random-

ized and nonrandomized trials.

C. Meta-analysis based on individual patient data is more precise than

meta-analysis based on summarizedp-values.

D. Subset analysis can be better addressed by meta-analysis.