On "Reflections on the concept of optimality of single decision point treatment regimes"
Erica E M Moodie1, Denis Talbot2
1Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Abstract:
This is a discussion of "Reflections on the concept of optimality of single decision point treatment regimes" by Trung Dung Tran, Ariel Alonso Abad, Geert Verbeke, Geert Molenberghs, and Iven Van Mechelen. The authors propose a thoughtful consideration of optimization targets and the implications of such targets for the resulting optimal treatment rule. However, we contest the assertation that targets of optimization have been overlooked and suggest additional considerations that researchers must contemplate as part of a complete framework for learning about optimal treatment regimes.
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