Augmented binary method for basket trials (ABBA)
Svetlana Cherlin, James M S Wason

TL;DR
This paper introduces a new statistical method for analyzing clinical trials that improves efficiency by combining data across different subtrials.
Contribution
The ABBA method enhances power in basket trials by borrowing information across subtrials using a Bayesian hierarchical model.
Findings
The proposed method reduces the 95% high-density interval of the posterior distribution of the log odds ratio.
It increases statistical power when treatment effects are consistent across subtrials.
The method is demonstrated using real data from clinical trials in rheumatology.
Abstract
In several clinical areas, traditional clinical trials often use a responder outcome, a composite endpoint that involves dichotomising a continuous measure. An augmented binary method that improves power while retaining the original responder endpoint has previously been proposed. The method leverages information from the undichotomised component to improve power. We extend this method for basket trials, which are gaining popularity in many clinical areas. For clinical areas where response outcomes are used, we propose the new augmented binary method for basket trials that enhances efficiency by borrowing information on the treatment effect between subtrials. The method is developed within a latent variable framework using a Bayesian hierarchical modelling approach. We investigate the properties of the proposed methodology by analysing point estimates and high-density intervals in…
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Taxonomy
TopicsStatistical Methods in Clinical Trials · Advanced Causal Inference Techniques · Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
