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  • Biostatistics
  • Survival Analysis
  • Statistical Modeling

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  • The Fine-Gray model is standard for univariate competing risks data.
  • Extensions to clustered competing risks data use frailty models.
  • Variable selection methods for these complex models are lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a unified variable selection procedure for subdistribution hazard frailty models with clustered competing risks.
  • To implement a penalized h-likelihood approach for selecting fixed effects in these models.
  • To compare the performance of different penalty functions (LASSO, SCAD, HL) for variable selection.

Main Methods:

  • A penalized h-likelihood (HL) procedure is proposed for variable selection.
  • The method accommodates shared or correlated random effects in frailty models.
  • Three penalty functions (LASSO, SCAD, HL) were investigated for their efficacy.

Main Results:

  • The penalized h-likelihood method is easily implementable with minor modifications to existing estimation techniques.
  • Numerical studies show the HL penalty outperforms LASSO and SCAD in selecting the true model.
  • The proposed method maintains prediction accuracy while improving model selection.

Conclusions:

  • The penalized h-likelihood offers a robust and effective approach for variable selection in complex competing risks frailty models.
  • The HL penalty demonstrates superior performance in identifying relevant variables compared to LASSO and SCAD.
  • The method's utility is validated through applications to real-world multi-center clinical trial data.