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Multiple imputation (MI) strategies effectively handle interval-censored data in competing risks analysis. Type 1 predictive mean matching (PMM) is recommended for accurate event time estimation.

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  • Biostatistics
  • Survival Analysis
  • Medical Informatics

Background:

  • Patient follow-up studies often involve interval-censored data, where event times are not precisely observed.
  • Handling interval-censored data is crucial for accurate survival analysis, particularly in competing risks scenarios.
  • Multiple Imputation (MI) and Likelihood-Based (LB) methods are primary approaches for analyzing such data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate various MI strategies for interval-censored data within a competing risks framework.
  • To compare the performance of different imputation models, considering data distribution features and interval boundaries.
  • To identify the most effective MI strategy for accurate event time estimation in complex survival data.

Main Methods:

  • Compared multiple imputation (MI) methods including predictive mean matching (PMM), log-normal and normal regression, and Delord and Genin's method.
  • Utilized a simulation study to assess methods under missing at random (MAR) and missing not at random (MNAR) conditions.
  • Applied selected MI methods to a real-world hematopoietic stem cell transplantation dataset.

Main Results:

  • Cumulative incidence and median event time estimations are sensitive to imputation model misspecification.
  • Accounting for data distribution features in imputation models is more critical than restricting imputed values.
  • Type 1 PMM demonstrated robust performance in handling interval-censored data in competing risks analyses.

Conclusions:

  • Multiple imputation strategies offer flexibility for analyzing interval-censored data in competing risks settings.
  • The choice of imputation model significantly impacts the accuracy of survival estimates.
  • Type 1 predictive mean matching (PMM) is recommended for its effectiveness in handling interval-censored data, emphasizing the importance of data distribution features.