探索虚拟对照组和贝叶斯式方法用于大鼠生育研究
Christopher J Bowman1, Dingzhou Li2, Thi Dong Binh Tran2
1Pfizer Inc., Drug Safety Research and Development, Groton, CT, USA.
Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP
|November 28, 2025
概括
历史对照数据 (HCD) 可以在老鼠生育研究中取代/减少并发对照动物. 虚拟控制组 (VCG) 和贝叶斯方法显示了可比或优越的统计性能,提高了灵敏度并减少了动物使用.
科学领域:
- 毒理学和药理学 毒理学和药理学
- 生殖毒理学 生殖毒理学
- 研究中的统计方法.
背景情况:
- 同时对照组 (CCG) 是老鼠生育研究的标准,但增加了动物使用.
- 历史控制数据 (HCD) 为减少动物数量提供了一个潜在的替代方案.
- 一致的研究程序和动物属性对于可靠的HCD利用至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在大鼠生育研究中,评估使用HCD来取代/减少并发对照动物的疗效.
- 为了比较虚拟控制组 (VCG) 和贝叶斯式方法与CCG的统计性能.
- 评估改善统计分析和减少动物使用的潜力.
主要方法:
- 从一个单一设施中分析来自12个大鼠生育研究 (2018-2023) 的13个数据集.
- 评估完整和混合的VCG和贝叶斯统计方法.
- 这些方法的灵敏度和特异性的比较与用于生育终点的标准CCG.
主要成果:
- 对于大多数生育终点,完整的或混合的VCG表现出与CCG相似的敏感性和特异性.
- 使用HCD的贝叶斯分析显示与CCG和VCG相比,类似或更高的灵敏度和特异性.
- 一个回顾性案例研究证实了可比的统计表现,并强调减少了动物使用.
结论:
- 使用HCD的虚拟控制组 (VCG) 和贝叶斯方法显示出在老鼠生育研究中替换/减少并发对照动物的巨大潜力.
- 这些方法可以维持或改善关键生育终点的统计能力.
- 实施基于HCD的策略为更道德和更有效的生殖毒理学研究提供了一条道路.
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