Flexible trial design in practice - stopping arms for lack-of-benefit and adding research arms mid-trial in STAMPEDE: a multi-arm multi-stage randomized controlled trial

Matthew R Sydes, Mahesh K B Parmar, Malcolm D Mason, Noel W Clarke, Claire Amos, John Anderson, Johann de Bono, David P Dearnaley, John Dwyer, Charlene Green, Gordana Jovic, Alastair W S Ritchie, J Martin Russell, Karen Sanders, George Thalmann, Nicholas D James

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Abstract

Systemic Therapy for Advanced or Metastatic Prostate cancer: Evaluation of Drug Efficacy (STAMPEDE) is a randomized controlled trial that follows a novel multi-arm, multi-stage (MAMS) design. We describe methodological and practical issues arising with (1) stopping recruitment to research arms following a pre-planned intermediate analysis and (2) adding a new research arm during the trial.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)168
JournalTrials
Volume13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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