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  • Biostatistics
  • Survival Analysis
  • Statistical Modeling

Background:

  • Independent censoring is a standard assumption in time-to-event data analysis.
  • This assumption is challenging to verify and can be problematic, especially with significant loss to follow-up due to adverse events.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the challenges of dependent censoring in bivariate survival data analysis.
  • To introduce a novel likelihood-based approach for handling dependent censoring.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a flexible Joe-Hu copula to model the interdependence of quadruple times (two events and two censoring times).
  • Employed the Cox proportional hazards model to define the marginal distributions of event and censoring times.
  • Developed a consistent estimator with desirable asymptotic properties.

Main Results:

  • The proposed likelihood-based approach effectively analyzes bivariate survival data under dependent censoring.
  • Simulation studies demonstrated the estimator's consistency and asymptotic properties.
  • The method was successfully illustrated using prostate cancer data.

Conclusions:

  • The developed statistical method provides a robust framework for analyzing time-to-event data when censoring is dependent.
  • This approach enhances the reliability of survival analyses in the presence of adverse event-related loss to follow-up.
  • The findings have practical implications for medical research, including cancer studies.