How to Balance Prognostic Factors in Controlled Phase II Trials: Stratified Permuted Block Randomization or Minimization? An Analysis of Clinical Trials in Digestive Oncology

In controlled phase II trials, major prognostic factors need to be well balanced between arms. The main procedures used are SPBR (Stratified Permuted Block Randomization) and minimization. First, we provide a systematic review of the treatment allocation procedure used in gastrointestinal oncology c...

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Main Authors: Elodie Martin, Karine Le Malicot, Catherine Guérin-Charbonnel, François Bocquet, Olivier Bouché, Anthony Turpin, Thomas Aparicio, Jean-Louis Legoux, Laetitia Dahan, Julien Taieb, Côme Lepage, Louis-Marie Dourthe, Caroline Pétorin, Vincent Bourgeois, Jean-Luc Raoul, Valérie Seegers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-06-01
Series:Current Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/31/6/259