Joint monitoring and prediction of accrual and event times in clinical trials

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 735-749

  Zhang, Xiaoxi ^a   Long, Qi ^b,c  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian modeling; Clinical trials; Event prediction; Interim analysis; Nonhomogeneous Poisson process

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

BAYESIAN MODELLING; CHANGE-OVER TIME; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVENT PREDICTION; FOLLOW UP; INTERIM ANALYSIS; NON-HOMOGENEOUS POISSON PROCESS; POISSON RATES; STATISTICAL POWER; TUMOR PROGRESSIONS;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84867928716     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.201100180     Document Type: Article

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