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¹Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. pengp@queensu.ca

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Biostatistics
Survival Analysis
Statistical Modeling

Background:

Marginal regression is a key statistical method for correlated censored survival data.
Existing methods often struggle with complex correlation structures, especially in clustered data with cure fractions.
The population average effect is often of primary interest, making marginal models attractive.

Purpose of the Study:

To formulate a semiparametric marginal proportional hazards mixture cure model for clustered survival data.
To address the challenge of correlated cure statuses and failure times within clusters.
To provide a flexible approach when detailed correlation structures are unknown or difficult to specify.

Main Methods:

Developed a semiparametric marginal proportional hazards mixture cure model.
Employed the Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm for parameter estimation.
Utilized sandwich estimators to derive variance-covariance matrix expressions.

Main Results:

Simulation studies demonstrated the finite sample properties of the proposed model.
Application to tonsil cancer recurrence data revealed new findings missed by previous analyses.
The model successfully handled correlated cure statuses and failure times in clustered data.

Conclusions:

The proposed semiparametric marginal mixture cure model is effective for clustered survival data.
This approach provides valuable insights, particularly when ignoring intra-cluster correlations leads to missed findings.
The marginal regression framework offers a robust alternative for analyzing complex survival data with cure fractions.