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  • Causal inference
  • Statistical modeling
  • Biostatistics

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  • Effect modification is crucial for understanding treatment impact variations.
  • Structural nested mean models (SNMMs) address time-varying exposures and confounding for outcomes.
  • Identifying effect modifiers often requires data-adaptive methods, especially with repeated outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel doubly robust penalized G-estimator for causal effects with simultaneous effect modifier selection in SNMMs.
  • To address limitations of existing methods that focus on single end-of-follow-up outcomes.
  • To investigate treatment effect heterogeneity in repeated measures data.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a doubly robust penalized G-estimator for SNMMs.
  • Incorporated simultaneous selection of effect modifiers.
  • Proved the oracle property of the proposed estimator.
  • Evaluated performance via simulation studies and verified double-robustness.

Main Results:

  • The proposed G-estimator demonstrated good performance in finite samples.
  • The double-robustness property was verified in simulations.
  • The method was applied to real-world data on hemodiafiltration.

Conclusions:

  • The new method effectively estimates causal effects and identifies effect modifiers for time-varying exposures with repeated outcomes.
  • This approach enhances understanding of treatment heterogeneity.
  • Applicable to clinical research, such as optimizing hemodiafiltration treatments.