A comparison of a new multinomial stopping rule with stopping rules of fleming and gehan in single arm phase II cancer clinical trials

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Response rate (RR) alone may be insensitive to drug activity in phase II trials. Early progressive disease (EPD) could improve sensitivity as well as increase stage I stopping rates. This study compares the previously developed dual...

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Main Authors: Tu Dongsheng, Pond Greg R, Goffin John R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/95