A semiparametric approach for the two-sample comparison of survival times with long-term survivors

Biometrics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 844-852

  Broët, Philippe ^a   De Rycke, Yann ^b   Tubert Bitter, Pascale ^a   Lellouch, Joseph ^a   Asselain, Bernard ^b   Moreau, Thierry ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^b INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Censored data; Cure model; Improper distribution; Long term survivors; Proportional hazards model; Semiparametric model; Survival data; Two sample test

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS;

CENSORED DATA; CURE MODELS; IMPROPER DISTRIBUTION; LONG-TERM SURVIVOR; PROPORTIONAL HAZARD MODELS; SEMI-PARAMETRIC MODELING; SHORT-TERM EFFECTS; SURVIVAL DATA; SURVIVAL TIME; TWO-SAMPLE TESTS;

STATISTICS;

PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

BIOMETRY;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0034873784     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0006-341X.2001.00844.x     Document Type: Article

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