JSM 2011 Online Program

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517 * Wed, 8/3/2011, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-D235
Topics in Group Sequential Designs and Interim Analysis — Contributed Papers
Biopharmaceutical Section
Chair(s): Samir Lababidi, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
10:35 AM Software Applications to Group Sequential Trial Design and Monitoring Li Zhu, Amgen Inc. ; Liyun Ni, Amgen Inc. ; Bin Yao, Amgen Inc.
10:50 AM Considerations on Decision Rules for Futility Based on Multiple Studies Annpey Pong, Merck & Co., Inc. ; Jun Zhao, Merck & Co., Inc.
11:05 AM Optimal Designs with Futility Stopping for Diagnostic Imaging Studies Aida Aydemir, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. ; Igor Zurbenko, The State University of New York at Albany ; Daniel Haverstock, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. ; Christoph Gerlinger , Bayer Schering Pharma AG
11:20 AM Group Sequential Tests of Futility: The Relationship Between Type II Error Spending and Conditional Power Approaches Thomas W. Dobbins, Merck & Co., Inc.
11:35 AM Futility Analysis Approaches in Clinical Equivalence Trials Christine K. Gause, Merck Research Laboratories
11:50 AM Blind Review of Planned Analyses for Clinical Trials Lan Liu, Quintiles Inc. ; John Schollenberger, Quintiles Inc.
12:05 PM Floor Discussion



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