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Table 3 Comparison of three designs for (p0, p1, α, β) = (0.05, 0.2, 0.1, 0.1) based on practical example

From: Optimal, minimax and admissible two-stage design for phase II oncology clinical trials

 

n1

a1

r1

PET1

n

r

EN

Type

q

Simon’s design

12

0

0.540

37

3

23.5

Optimal

[0.000, 0.091]

13

0

0.513

35

3

23.7

Admissible

[0.091, 0.333]

14

0

0.488

34

3

24.3

Inadmissible

15

0

0.463

33

3

24.7

Admissible

[0.333, 0.630]

18

0

0.397

32

3

26.4

Minimax

[0.630, 1.000]

Fleming’s design

12

0

3

0.560

37

4

23.0

Optimal

[0.000, 0.091]

13

0

3

0.538

35

4

23.2

Admissible

[0.091, 0.268]

16

0

3

0.483

32

4

24.3

Admissible

[0.268, 0.444]

18

0

3

0.455

31

4

25.1

Minimax

[0.444, 1.000]

  1. n1 and n is the sample size required in the first stage and in the whole trial, respectively. (a1, r1, r) are the critical values. PET1 denotes the probability of early termination in the first stage. EN represents expected sample size