Non-parametric maximum likelihood estimation of cure fraction for interval survival data.

In cancer clinical trials, a significant fraction of patients can be cured, that is, the symptoms of the disease are completely eliminated, so that it will never recurs. In this article the focus is on the estimation of the proportion of patients who are cured. The Nonparametric maximum likelihood e...

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Main Authors: I. Aljawadi, Bader Ahmad, Abu Bakar, Mohd Rizam, Ibrahim, Noor Akma
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: CESER Publications 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24825/1/Non.pdf