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  • Clinical Trial Design

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  • Adaptive group sequential trials often have initial sample sizes insufficient for detecting the smallest clinically meaningful treatment effect.
  • Securing upfront funding for the maximum possible sample size is challenging for trial sponsors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop optimal decision rules for sample size re-estimation in two-stage adaptive group sequential clinical trials.
  • To address the challenge of adequately powering trials to detect clinically meaningful treatment effects while managing upfront resource commitments.

Main Methods:

  • Investigated promising zone designs that optimize both unconditional and conditional power.
  • Proposed a Bayesian approach for sample size re-estimation when direct reliance on treatment effect parameters is not preferred.
  • Integrated out the unknown treatment effect using posterior distributions in the Bayesian option.

Main Results:

  • Developed optimal decision rules for sample size re-estimation in adaptive trials.
  • Demonstrated methods to enhance the probability of trial success through sample size adjustments within promising zones.
  • Showcased a Bayesian alternative for sample size adjustments, accommodating reluctance to rely solely on specific treatment effect parameters.

Conclusions:

  • Optimal decision rules can improve the efficiency and success probability of adaptive clinical trials.
  • Promising zone designs offer a structured approach to sample size re-estimation, balancing statistical power and practical constraints.
  • The proposed Bayesian method provides a flexible alternative for sample size adjustments in adaptive trials.