A comparison of methods for adaptive treatment selection

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 767-781

  Friede, Tim ^a   Stallard, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive designs; Clinical trials; Dunnett test; Sequential designs; Treatment selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE DESIGNS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARISON OF METHODS; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DUNNETT TEST; PHASE II; SEQUENTIAL DESIGN; THREE PHASE; THREE PHASIS; TREATMENT SELECTION;

EID: 54549109142     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200710453     Document Type: Article

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