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A sequential, multiple assignment, randomized trial design with a tailoring function.

Holly Hartman¹, Matthew Schipper², Kelley Kidwell²

¹Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

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This study introduces a novel sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (SMART) design using a continuous tailoring function. This flexible approach efficiently estimates dynamic treatment regimens (DTRs) and aids in developing tailored therapies.

Keywords:

Q‐learning SMARTs clinical trials dynamic treatment regimens tailoring function tailoring variable tree based reinforcement learning

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Area of Science:

Clinical Trial Methodology
Biostatistics
Machine Learning in Healthcare

Background:

Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trials (SMARTs) are adaptive clinical trial designs.
Current SMART designs often rely on binary tailoring variables, limiting flexibility.
Developing dynamic treatment regimens (DTRs) requires efficient estimation methods.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a new SMART design utilizing a continuous tailoring function instead of a binary variable.
To enable simultaneous development of tailoring variables and estimation of DTRs.
To offer a more flexible and efficient alternative to existing SMART designs.

Main Methods:

Application of tree-based regression learning and Q-learning for DTR development.
Comparison with balanced randomized SMART and typical SMART designs.
Utilizing a continuous outcome for second-stage treatment decisions in SMARTs.

Main Results:

The proposed SMART design with a tailoring function efficiently estimates DTRs.
This design is more flexible across various scenarios compared to traditional SMARTs.
It removes the necessity for a predefined binary tailoring variable.

Conclusions:

SMARTs employing a tailoring function offer enhanced flexibility and efficiency in clinical trial design.
This methodology facilitates the development of personalized treatment strategies.
The approach advances clinical trial methodology for adaptive treatment selection.