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Activity Number: 562
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 3, 2016 : 11:35 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Biometrics Section
Abstract #321544
Title: A Small N Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial for Use in Rare Disease Research
Author(s): Roy Tamura*
Companies: University of South Florida
Keywords: re-randomization ; binary data ; weighted Z statistic
Abstract:

Clinical research in rare diseases is difficult for a number of reasons, including limited number of patients, and patient attitudes toward active and placebo therapy. Oftentimes, a number of available drugs are used for a rare disease with limited information about the efficacy of any of the drugs. In such situations, it is logical to first design a trial which would determine if any of the drugs shows promising efficacy. In cooperation with the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium under the NIH, we have recently developed a small n sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (snSMART) for rare vasculitis diseases. The goal of the design is to determine the best out of a number of potential drugs and to compare the chosen drug to the best of the remaining drugs. The design, analysis, and operating characteristics of the snSMART will be presented.


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