Jo-Ying Hung, Junjiang Zhong, Huang-Tz Ou, Pei-Fang Su
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Abstract
The restricted mean survival time has been widely used in the field of medical research because of its clear physical and simple clinical interpretation. In this paper, we propose an efficient estimation that incorporates the auxiliary restricted mean survival information into the estimation of the proportional hazard (PH) model. Compared to conventional models that do not incorporate available auxiliary information, the proposed method improves efficiency in estimating regression parameters by utilizing the double empirical likelihood method. We prove that the estimator asymptotically follows a multivariate normal distribution with a covariance matrix that can be consistently estimated. To address scenarios where the PH assumption is violated, we also extended the method to the stratified Cox model. In addition, simulation studies show that the proposed estimators are more efficient than those derived from the conventional partial likelihood approach. A type 2 diabetes dataset is then used to evaluate the risk of antidiabetic drugs and demonstrate the proposed method.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics, a rapid publication journal, discusses quality applications of statistics in biopharmaceutical research and development. Now publishing six times per year, it includes expositions of statistical methodology with immediate applicability to biopharmaceutical research in the form of full-length and short manuscripts, review articles, selected/invited conference papers, short articles, and letters to the editor. Addressing timely and provocative topics important to the biostatistical profession, the journal covers:
Drug, device, and biological research and development;
Drug screening and drug design;
Assessment of pharmacological activity;
Pharmaceutical formulation and scale-up;
Preclinical safety assessment;
Bioavailability, bioequivalence, and pharmacokinetics;
Phase, I, II, and III clinical development including complex innovative designs;
Premarket approval assessment of clinical safety;
Postmarketing surveillance;
Big data and artificial intelligence and applications.