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Lag Time to Benefit for Preventive Therapies

Year: 2014

Type: letter

Abstract: To the Editor Dr Lee and colleagues1 discussed using lag time to benefit along with magnitude of benefit when considering preventive therapies in older adults. However, using time-to-benefit information from randomized clinical trials (RCTs) entails a number of challenges that warrant discussion.

Source: JAMA

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.2320

Authors: Holly M. Holmes, Lillian Min, Cynthia Boyd

Institutions: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins University

Language: English

Topic: Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials

Subfield: Statistics and Probability

Field: Mathematics

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Aging