Integrating randomized and observational studies to estimate optimal dynamic treatment regimes.
Biometrics
; 80(2)2024 Mar 27.
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ABSTRACT
Sequential multiple assignment randomized trials (SMARTs) are the gold standard for estimating optimal dynamic treatment regimes (DTRs), but are costly and require a large sample size. We introduce the multi-stage augmented Q-learning estimator (MAQE) to improve efficiency of estimation of optimal DTRs by augmenting SMART data with observational data. Our motivating example comes from the Back Pain Consortium, where one of the overarching aims is to learn how to tailor treatments for chronic low back pain to individual patient phenotypes, knowledge which is lacking clinically. The Consortium-wide collaborative SMART and observational studies within the Consortium collect data on the same participant phenotypes, treatments, and outcomes at multiple time points, which can easily be integrated. Previously published single-stage augmentation methods for integration of trial and observational study (OS) data were adapted to estimate optimal DTRs from SMARTs using Q-learning. Simulation studies show the MAQE, which integrates phenotype, treatment, and outcome information from multiple studies over multiple time points, more accurately estimates the optimal DTR, and has a higher average value than a comparable Q-learning estimator without augmentation. We demonstrate this improvement is robust to a wide range of trial and OS sample sizes, addition of noise variables, and effect sizes.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Simulación por Computador
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Ensayos Clínicos Controlados Aleatorios como Asunto
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Dolor de la Región Lumbar
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Estudios Observacionales como Asunto
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Biometrics
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos