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Area of Science:

  • Clinical trial design
  • Statistical methodology
  • Biostatistics

Background:

  • A phase II clinical trial design incorporating a direct assignment option based on interim analysis for a predefined subgroup was previously proposed.
  • This study extends the direct assignment option to settings with two predefined subgroups, assessing separate subgroup main effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To illustrate the modularity and flexibility of the direct assignment option in clinical trial designs.
  • To evaluate the statistical properties of a two-subgroup direct assignment design with one interim analysis (DAD-1) for testing separate subgroup main effects.

Main Methods:

  • Simulations were used to compare the statistical properties of the two-subgroup DAD-1 design with a two-subgroup balanced randomized design with one interim analysis (BRD-1).
  • The study assessed the power to detect interactions in a post-hoc test.
  • Various response rates for treatment and control groups within the subgroups were considered.

Main Results:

  • The two-subgroup DAD-1 design preserves statistical power and type I error rate compared to the two-subgroup BRD-1.
  • The DAD-1 design demonstrated reasonable power for detecting interactions in post-hoc analyses.

Conclusions:

  • The direct assignment option is a versatile component that can be integrated into various clinical trial frameworks.
  • This design maintains desirable statistical properties, clinical appeal, and logistical simplicity.