Flexible Sample Size Design in Clinical Trials - a Too for Improvement
*Lu Cui, Eisai Medical Research Inc. Keywords: clinical trial, flexible sample size design, sample size, power As modern clinical trials become much more complicated, there is a significant interest of the potential use of flexible clinical trial design to improve the efficiency and the chance of success of clinical studies. This presentation examines the use of flexible sample size design as a special case of flexible clinical trial design. The focus of the presentation will be on the need for flexible sample size design, the concept, the method, and more importantly the criteria and procedure to choose a better one among different candidate flexible sample size designs. Examples and simulation results will be given to illustrate the ideas.
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Key Dates
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April 30 - May 22, 2013
Invited Abstract Submission Open -
June 4, 2013
Online Registration Opens -
August 9 - August 23, 2013
Invited Abstract Editing -
August 23, 2013
Short Course materials due from Instructors -
August 26, 2013
Housing Deadline -
September 9, 2013
Cancellation Deadline and Registration Closes @ 11:59 pm EDT -
September 16 - September 18, 2013
Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC