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  • 1Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA, yhuang5@emory.edu.

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Area of Science:

  • Biostatistics
  • Survival Analysis
  • Statistical Modeling

Background:

  • Quantile regression is valuable for analyzing time-to-event data and understanding how covariates influence outcomes over time.
  • Existing methods for censored quantile regression face challenges with unobserved or covariate-dependent censoring, especially with continuous covariates.
  • Current approaches suffer from algorithmic complexity or undesirable grid dependence, hindering practical application and theoretical analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a fundamental and general quantile calculus on the cumulative probability scale to overcome limitations in censored data analysis.
  • To introduce a novel estimation procedure for censored quantile regression that resolves issues of algorithmic complexity and grid dependence.
  • To provide a computationally efficient and numerically reliable algorithm for implementing the proposed estimation method.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a novel quantile calculus on the cumulative probability scale, recognizing the non-one-to-one mapping between probability and time scales.
  • Proposed a new censored quantile regression estimation procedure based on solving integral equations.
  • Introduced the Progressive Localized Minimization (PLMIN) algorithm for efficient and reliable computation, reducing to known methods in specific cases.

Main Results:

  • The proposed quantile coefficient estimator is uniformly consistent and converges weakly to a Gaussian process under regularity conditions.
  • The method simplifies to the Kaplan-Meier estimator in the k-sample problem and standard quantile regression without censoring.
  • Simulation studies demonstrated good statistical and algorithmic performance, validating the proposed approach.

Conclusions:

  • The novel quantile calculus and estimation procedure provide a robust solution for censored quantile regression, particularly with complex censoring patterns.
  • The PLMIN algorithm ensures practical applicability and computational efficiency.
  • The method's versatility and performance were confirmed through theoretical properties, simulations, and application to a clinical study.