Estimation of Study Time Reduction Using Surrogate End Points Rather Than Overall Survival in Oncology Clinical Trials
Author(s) -
Emerson Y. Chen,
Sunil K. Joshi,
Audrey Tran,
Vinay Prasad
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.8351
Subject(s) - medicine , surrogate endpoint , clinical trial , oncology , clinical endpoint , progression free survival , sample size determination , quality of life (healthcare) , overall survival , statistics , mathematics , nursing
Surrogate end points in oncology trade the advantage of reducing the time needed to conduct clinical trials for the disadvantage of greater uncertainty regarding the treatment effect on patient-centered end points, such as overall survival (OS) and quality of life.
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