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Transfer learning estimation of the accelerated failure time model based on high-dimensional data.

Yichen Lou¹, Mingyue Du², Hui Zhao³

¹School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore.

|June 8, 2026

Summary

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This study introduces novel transfer learning methods to improve survival data analysis when information is limited. These techniques enhance the accelerated failure time model by using external data, improving end-of-life care insights.

Keywords:

accelerated failure time model negative transfer transfer learning variable selection

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Area of Science:

Statistics
Biostatistics
Machine Learning

Background:

The accelerated failure time (AFT) model is crucial for analyzing failure time data in medical research.
Standard AFT estimation methods can be unreliable with limited or insufficient data.
Improving end-of-life care for seriously ill adults necessitates robust statistical models.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop advanced estimation procedures for the AFT model using transfer learning.
To address limitations of existing methods when auxiliary information is scarce.
To identify prognostic factors in end-of-life care studies that are otherwise undetectable.

Main Methods:

Proposed two transfer learning estimation procedures for the AFT model.
Developed a data-driven source detection method to select informative external datasets.
Implemented an ensemble-based approach to weight external datasets by relevance.

Main Results:

Theoretical justifications support the proposed transfer learning methods.
Extensive simulations demonstrate the practical effectiveness of the new procedures.
The methods successfully identified prognostic factors in a study of seriously ill adults.

Conclusions:

The proposed transfer learning methods offer a powerful solution for AFT model estimation with limited data.
These techniques can uncover crucial prognostic factors missed by conventional approaches.
The methods have significant implications for improving end-of-life care research and practice.