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  • Clinical Trial Design

Background:

  • The maximum effective dose (MaxED) is crucial for optimizing drug therapy, defined as the dose beyond which efficacy does not increase.
  • Accurate identification of MaxED is essential for balancing therapeutic benefit and potential toxicity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and evaluate two new experimental designs (single-stage and two-stage) for selecting the MaxED among fixed doses.
  • To compare the therapeutic efficacy of the selected MaxED against a control treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized isotonic regression with monotonicity constraints for MaxED selection.
  • Implemented a single-stage design for simultaneous MaxED selection and efficacy assessment.
  • Developed a two-stage design allowing for early stopping and interim analysis of MaxED efficacy.
  • Applied Williams' test for significance testing of the selected MaxED versus control.
  • Provided sample size calculations for both designs.

Main Results:

  • The proposed single-stage and two-stage designs facilitate the selection of MaxED and comparison with control.
  • The two-stage design offers potential for earlier trial completion and efficient resource allocation.
  • Simulations demonstrated the performance characteristics of the developed methods.

Conclusions:

  • The presented experimental designs and analytical methods provide a robust framework for identifying the MaxED in drug development.
  • These approaches enhance the efficiency and statistical power of clinical trials focused on dose-response optimization.