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  • Causal inference
  • Biostatistics
  • Longitudinal data analysis

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  • Marginal structural models (MSMs) are crucial for causal inference in longitudinal studies with time-dependent confounding.
  • Existing methods like iterated conditional expectation double robust estimators have limitations.
  • Targeted maximum likelihood estimation (TMLE) offers a robust framework for parameter estimation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a pooled targeted maximum likelihood estimator (TMLE) for parameters of longitudinal static and dynamic marginal structural models.
  • To compare the performance of the pooled TMLE against stratified TMLE and inverse probability weighted (IPW) estimators.
  • To illustrate the application of the pooled TMLE in estimating the causal effect of treatment strategies in HIV patients.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a pooled TMLE for longitudinal MSMs with time-dependent treatments and covariates.
  • Simulation studies to compare the performance of pooled TMLE, stratified TMLE, and IPW estimators.
  • Application to real-world data from the International Epidemiological Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) for HIV treatment analysis.

Main Results:

  • The pooled TMLE demonstrated practical advantages over IPW estimators for longitudinal MSMs, particularly in survival analysis.
  • In simulation studies, the pooled TMLE was found to be superior to its stratified counterpart in certain scenarios.
  • The analysis of HIV patient data provided insights into the causal effect of delayed antiretroviral therapy switching.

Conclusions:

  • The pooled TMLE is a valuable and efficient method for estimating causal effects in longitudinal studies.
  • The proposed TMLE offers a robust alternative to existing methods, providing more reliable estimates.
  • The findings have implications for understanding treatment effectiveness in complex longitudinal health data.