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Table 2 The performance of BPP in comparison with CP approach when the null hypothesis is true

From: Seamless phase 2/3 design for trials with multiple co-primary endpoints using Bayesian predictive power

n1

ρ

Type 1 Error (%)

Stop Percentage(%)

Sample size

BPP

CP

BPP

CP

BPP

CP

50

0

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

78.40

85.54

374.00

266.90

0.3

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

68.22

75.65

526.46

413.34

0.6

0.04

0.03

56.46

64.10

701.74

575.49

100

0

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

87.38

87.45

289.30

288.20

0.3

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

78.17

78.32

427.35

423.77

0.6

0.01

0.03

67.71

68.01

581.81

571.25

150

0

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

89.33

86.60

310.05

351.00

0.3

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

80.30

77.08

445.50

493.46

0.6

0.01

0.03

69.91

66.28

600.34

651.15

200

0

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

93.89

90.26

291.65

346.10

0.3

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

85.93

81.64

410.93

475.06

0.6

0.01

0.02

77.37

71.69

537.13

619.83

  1. The percentage signs were omitted for type 1 error and stop percentage in the table; Sample size represents the sample size used for each group (eg. selected dose group) during the whole phase 2/3 trial