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Choosing the number of doses and the cohort size for phase I dose-escalation studies

Zhou, Y. (2005) Choosing the number of doses and the cohort size for phase I dose-escalation studies. Drug Information Journal, 39 (2). pp. 125-138. ISSN 0092-8615

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Abstract/Summary

This paper reviews Bayesian procedures for phase 1 dose-escalation studies and compares different dose schedules and cohort sizes. The methodology described is motivated by the situation of phase 1 dose-escalation studiesin oncology, that is, a single dose administered to each patient, with a single binary response ("toxicity"' or "no toxicity") observed. It is likely that a wider range of applications of the methodology is possible. In this paper, results from 10000-fold simulation runs conducted using the software package Bayesian ADEPT are presented. Four designs were compared under six scenarios. The simulation results indicate that there are slight advantages of having more dose levels and smaller cohort sizes.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Mathematics and Statistics > Applied Statistics
ID Code:9429
Uncontrolled Keywords:Bayesian statistics , Computer software , Decision procedure , Dose-escalation , Phase I study

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