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  • Pharmacometrics

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  • Phase I clinical trials aim to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of a drug.
  • Traditional dose-finding methods often rely on rigid parametric models for the dose-toxicity relationship.
  • These parametric assumptions can lead to inaccurate MTD estimation and potentially unsafe dose escalation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a more flexible and robust dose-finding method for single-agent Phase I trials.
  • To overcome the limitations of parametric assumptions in modeling dose-toxicity relationships.
  • To accurately estimate the MTD with acceptable toxicity levels.

Main Methods:

  • A Bayesian nonparametric approach using a Dirichlet process prior on the dose-toxicity curve.
  • A hybrid algorithm combining Gibbs sampling and adaptive rejection Metropolis sampling (ARMS) for curve estimation.
  • A two-stage Bayesian nonparametric adaptive design for MTD estimation.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method demonstrates flexibility in capturing various dose-toxicity relationships.
  • Numerical comparisons show the proposed method outperforms classical continual reassessment methods (CRMs) like logistic and power models.
  • The method is robust and performs well, even with small sample sizes.

Conclusions:

  • The developed dose-finding procedure is model-free, offering enhanced robustness.
  • The Bayesian nonparametric adaptive design provides a satisfactory and safer approach to MTD estimation.
  • This method represents a significant advancement for single-agent dose-finding studies.