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Abstract #300908

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Activity Number:	30
Type:	Contributed
Date/Time:	Sunday, August 3, 2003 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor:	Biometrics Section
Abstract - #300908
Title:	Exploratory Data Analysis of a Cancer Clinical Trial
Author(s):	Kao-Tai Tsai*+
Companies:	Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Address:	34 Baldwin Dr., Berkeley Heights, NJ, 07922-1743,
Keywords:	multiple endpoints ; classification tree ; quality of life
Abstract:	In the analysis of oncology clinical trials, one of the objectives is to examine prognostic factors and treatment outcomes in both efficacy and safety so that a better treatment can be properly assigned to future patients with similar profiles. Classification becomes an essential tool for this exploration. We demonstrate this process using the tree techniques based on a recent study. We also examine the quality-of-life data to estimate the treatment effect and show the possible link of quality of life to the clinical findings.

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