Choice of futility boundaries for group sequential designs with two endpoints
Abstract Background In clinical trials, the opportunity for an early stop during an interim analysis (either for efficacy or for futility) may relevantly save time and financial resources. This is especially important, if the planning assumptions required for power calculation are based on a low lev...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-08-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-017-0387-4 |