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1 Introduction to Cancer Clinical Trials |
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1.1 General Aspects of Cancer Clinical Trial Design |
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2 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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1.1.3 Eligibility Criteria |
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3 | (1) |
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1.1.4 Statistical Considerations |
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3 | (1) |
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1.2 Statistical Aspects of Cancer Survival Trial Design |
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3 | (6) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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1.2.4 Sample Size Calculation |
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5 | (4) |
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9 | (32) |
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2.1 Survival Distribution |
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9 | (12) |
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2.1.1 Exponential Distribution |
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11 | (3) |
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2.1.2 Weibull Distribution |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (2) |
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2.1.4 Gompertz Distribution |
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16 | (3) |
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2.1.5 Log-Normal Distribution |
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19 | (1) |
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2.1.6 Log-Logistic Distribution |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (4) |
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2.3 Fitting the Parametric Survival Distribution |
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25 | (1) |
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2.4 Kaplan-Meier Estimates |
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26 | (4) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (8) |
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39 | (2) |
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3 Counting Process and Martingale |
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41 | (8) |
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3.1 Basic Convergence Concepts |
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41 | (1) |
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3.2 Counting Process Definition |
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42 | (1) |
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3.3 Filtration and Martingale |
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43 | (2) |
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3.4 Martingale Central Limit Theorem |
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45 | (1) |
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3.5 Counting Process Formulation of Censored Survival Data |
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46 | (3) |
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4 Survival Trial Design under the Parametric Model |
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49 | (12) |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (1) |
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4.4 Distribution of the MLE test |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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4.6 Sample Size Calculation |
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55 | (3) |
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4.7 Accrual Duration Calculation |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (3) |
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5 Survival Trial Design under the Proportional Hazards Model |
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61 | (38) |
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61 | (1) |
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5.2 Proportional Hazards Model |
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62 | (2) |
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5.3 Asymptotic Distribution of the Log-Rank Test |
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64 | (4) |
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68 | (4) |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (3) |
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77 | (2) |
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5.8 Sample Size Calculation under Various Models |
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79 | (7) |
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86 | (2) |
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5.10 Optimal Properties of the Log-Rank Test |
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88 | (2) |
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5.10.1 Optimal Sample Size Allocation |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (3) |
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93 | (6) |
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6 Survival Trial Design under the Cox Regression Model |
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99 | (10) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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6.3 Asymptotic Distribution of the Score Test |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (6) |
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7 Complex Survival Trial Design |
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7.1 Extension of the Freedman Formula |
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111 | (6) |
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113 | (4) |
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117 | (1) |
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7.3 Markov Chain Model with Simultaneous Entry |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (2) |
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7.5 Markov Chain Model with Staggered Entry |
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122 | (3) |
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125 | (16) |
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8 Survival Trial Design under the Mixture Cure Model |
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141 | (26) |
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141 | (2) |
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8.2 Testing Differences in Cure Rates |
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143 | (11) |
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143 | (2) |
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8.2.2 Asymptotic Distribution |
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145 | (2) |
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8.2.3 Sample Size Formula |
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147 | (1) |
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8.2.4 Optimal Log-Rank Test |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (3) |
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154 | (1) |
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8.3 Testing Differences in Short- and Long-Term Survival |
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154 | (13) |
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154 | (1) |
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8.3.2 Ewell and Ibrahim Formula |
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155 | (3) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (5) |
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164 | (3) |
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9 A General Group Sequential Procedure |
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167 | (10) |
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167 | (1) |
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9.2 Sequential Conditional Probability Ratio Test |
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168 | (6) |
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9.3 Operating Characteristics |
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174 | (1) |
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9.4 Probability of Discordance |
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175 | (1) |
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175 | (2) |
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10 Sequential Survival Trial Design |
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177 | (22) |
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177 | (1) |
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10.2 Sequential Procedure for the Parametric Model |
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177 | (8) |
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10.2.1 Sequential Wald Test |
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178 | (2) |
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10.2.2 SCPRT for the Parametric Model |
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180 | (5) |
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10.3 Sequential Procedure for the Proportional Hazard Model |
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185 | (14) |
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10.3.1 Sequential Log-Rank Test |
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185 | (4) |
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189 | (2) |
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10.3.3 SCPRT for the PH Model |
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191 | (8) |
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11 Sequential Survival Trial Design Using Historical Controls |
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199 | (12) |
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199 | (1) |
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11.2 Sequential Log-Rank Test with Historical Controls |
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200 | (8) |
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11.2.1 Sample Size Calculation |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (2) |
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11.2.3 Group Sequential Procedure |
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204 | (4) |
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208 | (3) |
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12 Some Practical Issues in Survival Trial Design |
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211 | (8) |
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12.1 Parametric vs. Nonparametric Model |
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211 | (1) |
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12.2 Nonproportional Hazards Model |
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212 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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12.6 Noncompliance and Drop-In |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (4) |
A Likelihood Function for the Censored Data |
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219 | (2) |
B Probability of Failure under Uniform Accrual |
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221 | (2) |
C Verification of the Minimum Sample Size Conditions |
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223 | (2) |
D R Codes for the Sample Size Calculations |
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E Derivation of the Asymptotic Distribution |
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231 | (4) |
F Derivation of Equations for Chapter 8 |
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235 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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237 | (10) |
Index |
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