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Copula-based Cox models for dependent current status data with a cure fraction.

Shuying Wang¹, Danping Zhou¹, Yunfei Yang¹

¹School of Mathematics and Statistics, 177552 Changchun University of Technology , Changchun 130012, China.

The International Journal of Biostatistics

|October 9, 2025

Summary

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This study introduces a novel copula-based survival analysis method to address cure fractions and dependent censoring. The approach provides robust and computationally feasible estimates for complex medical data.

Keywords:

copula model current status data dependent censoring proportional hazards mixture cure model

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Area of Science:

Biostatistics
Survival Analysis
Medical Statistics

Background:

Traditional survival analysis assumes all subjects experience events, but cure fractions are common due to medical advancements.
It also assumes independence between failure and censoring times, which is often violated in practice.
Ignoring cure fractions and dependent censoring can lead to biased model estimates.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a robust and computationally feasible copula-based method for analyzing current status data with cure fractions and dependent censoring.
To overcome the limitations of frailty models in handling dependent censoring data.

Main Methods:

A logistic model for susceptible rates and a Cox proportional hazards model for failure and censoring times were established.
Sieve maximum likelihood estimation using Bernstein polynomials was employed for parameter estimation.
Copula methods were utilized for flexible modeling of dependence between variables, avoiding strong assumptions about latent variables.

Main Results:

Extensive simulations demonstrated the proposed method's consistency and asymptotic efficiency across various settings.
The method effectively handles both cure fractions and dependent censoring in survival data.
The approach proved effective in practical data analysis using lymph follicle cell data.

Conclusions:

The proposed copula-based method offers a significant advancement for survival analysis with cure fractions and dependent censoring.
This method provides a more robust and computationally feasible alternative to traditional approaches.
The study validates the method's utility in real-world medical data analysis.