id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-012866-p3mb7r0v Luo, Yan Predicting the treatment response of certolizumab for individual adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis: protocol for an individual participant data meta-analysis 2020-06-12 .txt text/plain 5247 264 45 title: Predicting the treatment response of certolizumab for individual adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis: protocol for an individual participant data meta-analysis The aim of the study is to develop such a model in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who receive certolizumab (CTZ) plus methotrexate (MTX) therapy, using individual participant data meta-analysis (IPD-MA). DISCUSSION: This is a study protocol for developing a model to predict treatment response for RA patients receiving CTZ plus MTX in comparison with MTX alone, using a two-stage approach based on IPD-MA. Individual participant data meta-analysis (IPD-MA) has been previously employed to develop prediction models for treatment effects [3] [4] [5] [6] . In the second stage, this baseline risk score will be used as a prognostic factor and an effect modifier in an IPD meta-regression model to estimate the individualized treatment effects of CTZ. ./cache/cord-012866-p3mb7r0v.txt ./txt/cord-012866-p3mb7r0v.txt