使用贝叶斯试验前模拟来优化儿童性综合征适应性临床试验的设计

Cal H Robinson1, Rulan S Parekh2, Brian Cuthbertson3

  • 1Division of Nephrology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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概括

贝叶斯适应性试验优化了儿科罕见疾病研究. 模拟显示,这种方法显著减少了儿童综合征研究的样本大小,使得临床试验更加可行.

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