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Table 5 Risk of bias within the external validation studies by models

From: Prognostic models for breast cancer: a systematic review

No

Model

Validated by

Authors(Year of publication)

Risk of bias domain

Study Participation

Prognostic Factor Measurement

Outcome Measurement

Statistical Analysis and Presentation

1

Adjuvant!

Model developer(s)

Mook et al. (2009) [64]

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Olivotto et al. (2005) [45]

Low

High

Low

Low

Wishart et al. (2011) [46]

Low

High

Low

Low

Wishart et al. (2012) [35]

Low

High

Low

Low

Independent researcher(s)

Campbell et al. (2009) [59]

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

Hajage et al. (2011) [58]

Moderate

Low

Moderate

Low

Hearne et al. (2015) [47]

Low

Low

Low

Low

M. Jung et al. (2013) [44]

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Laas et al. (2015) [68]

Moderate

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Lende et al. (2010) [136]

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

Plakhins et al. (2013) [63]

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Low

Quintyne et al. (2013) [60]

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Rejali et al. (2015) [54]

Moderate

Moderate

Moderate

Low

de Glas et al. (2014) [66]

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

Bhoo-Pathy et al. (2012) [61]

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Kuo et al. (2012) [62]

Low

Low

Moderate

Low

Mojir Sheibani et al. (2013) [65]

Low

Low

Moderate

Low

2

NPI

Model developer(s)

van Belle et al. (2010a) [73]

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

Independent researcher(s)

Albergaria et al. (2011) [75]

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Low

Balslev et al. (1994) [48]

Low

High

Low

Low

Chollet et al. (2003) [49]

Moderate

High

Low

Low

D’Eredita et al. (2001) [51]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Hearne et al. (2015) [47]

Low

Low

Low

Low

M. Liu et al. (2010) [74]

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

Megha et al. (2010) [70]

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Low

Okugawa et al. (2009) [52]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Quintyne et al. (2013) [60]

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Rejali et al. (2015) [54]

Moderate

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Sidoni et al. (2004) [71]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Sundquist et al. (1999) [72]

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

van Belle et al. (2010b) [37]

Low

High

Low

Low

Yadav et al. (2015) [50]

Moderate

Moderate

Low

High

3

PREDICT v1.3

Model developer(s)

Wishart et al. (2014) [36]

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

Independent researcher(s)

de Glas et al. (2016) [69]

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

Laas et al. (2015) [68]

Moderate

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Plakhins et al. (2013) [63]

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Low

Wong et al. (2015) [67]

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

4

Cancer Math

Model developer(s)

Michaelson et al. (2011) [42]

Low

High

Low

Moderate

Independent researcher(s)

Laas et al. (2015) [68]

Moderate

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Miao et al. (2016) [138]

Moderate

High

Low

Low

5

MPI

Independent researcher(s)

Aaltomaa et al. (1983) [130]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Carbone et al. (1999) [132]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Collan et al. (1998) [98]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

6

IBTR!2.0

Model developer(s)

Sanghani et al. (2010) [38]

Moderate

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Independent researcher(s)

S.P. Jung et al. (2013) [134]

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

Kindts et al. (2016) [135]

Moderate

Moderate

Moderate

Low

7

Paik et al. (1990)

Independent researcher(s)

Ribelles et al. (1997) [139]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

8

Lovekin et al. (1991)

Independent researcher(s)

Ribelles et al. (1997) [139]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

9

PREDICT v1.1

Model developer(s)

Wishart et al. (2010b) [40]

Low

High

Low

Low

Wishart et al. (2011) [46]

Low

High

Low

Low

Wishart et al. (2012) [35]

Low

High

Low

Low

10

PREDICT v1.2

Model developer(s)

Maishman et al. (2015) [137]

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Low

Wishart et al. (2014) [36]

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

Wishart et al. (2012) [35]

Low

High

Low

Low

11

iNPI

Model developer(s)

van Belle et al. (2010a) [73]

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

12

NPI+

Model developer(s)

Green et al. (2016) [133]

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

13

INFLUENCE

Model developer(s)

Witteveen et al. (2015) [39]

Low

Moderate

High

Low

14

OPTIONS

Model developer(s)

Campbell et al. (2010) [19]

Moderate

Low

Moderate

Moderate

15

Chen et al. (2016)

Model developer(s)

Chen et al. (2016) [41]

Low

High

Low

Low

16

de Laurentiis et al. (1999)

Model developer(s)

de Laurentiis et al. (1999) [43]

Moderate

Low

Moderate

Moderate

17

Bryan et al. (1986)

Model developer(s)

Alexander et al. (1987) [131]

Low

Low

Low

Low

  1. Total number of validation studies is 49. Since some studies validated more than one model, the number of studies does not total 49