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Subset A
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Subset B
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Subset C
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Scenarios
|
Pattern
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Go with EP ∗
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Go with SP (efficacy/ interaction) ∗
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nA
|
Go with SP (efficacy/ interaction) ∗
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nB
|
Go with SP (efficacy/ interaction) ∗
|
nC
|
Go with A and B
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Go with A and C
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Go with B and C
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Scenario 1
|
1
|
0.94
|
0.02
|
266.55
|
0.02
|
266.43
|
0.02
|
267.02
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
2
|
0.90
|
0.02
|
137.03
|
0.04
|
268.99
|
0.04
|
393.98
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
3
|
0.87
|
0.05
|
474.35
|
0.06
|
272.87
|
0.02
|
52.78
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
4
|
0.89
|
0.04
|
268.64
|
0.04
|
394.67
|
0.02
|
136.68
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
5
|
0.86
|
0.06
|
273.72
|
0.02
|
53.72
|
0.05
|
472.56
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Scenario 2
|
1
|
0.87
|
0.04
|
265.96
|
0.04
|
265.86
|
0.04
|
268.18
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
2
|
0.71
|
0.02
|
121.46
|
0.10
|
269.10
|
0.16
|
409.45
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.01
|
|
3
|
0.44
|
0.31
|
480.78
|
0.21
|
279.86
|
0.02
|
39.36
|
0.02
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
4
|
0.71
|
0.09
|
268.44
|
0.16
|
408.75
|
0.03
|
122.81
|
0.01
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
5
|
0.46
|
0.21
|
282.57
|
0.01
|
39.47
|
0.30
|
477.95
|
0.00
|
0.01
|
0.00
|
Scenario 3
|
1
|
0.56
|
0.00
|
182.53
|
0.00
|
182.83
|
0.44
|
434.64
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
2
|
0.09
|
0.00
|
48.59
|
0.00
|
98.19
|
0.90
|
653.22
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
3
|
0.82
|
0.03
|
444.14
|
0.03
|
247.72
|
0.13
|
108.13
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
4
|
0.73
|
0.01
|
218.48
|
0.01
|
328.03
|
0.26
|
253.49
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
5
|
0.01
|
0.00
|
78.30
|
0.00
|
13.36
|
0.98
|
708.34
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Scenario 4
|
1
|
0.76
|
0.00
|
222.18
|
0.10
|
289.78
|
0.09
|
288.05
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.04
|
|
2
|
0.33
|
0.00
|
75.06
|
0.17
|
276.00
|
0.32
|
448.94
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.16
|
|
3
|
0.46
|
0.02
|
342.21
|
0.50
|
417.39
|
0.02
|
40.39
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
4
|
0.57
|
0.01
|
192.46
|
0.34
|
485.06
|
0.04
|
122.48
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.03
|
|
5
|
0.21
|
0.02
|
145.08
|
0.02
|
34.79
|
0.73
|
620.14
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.01
|
Scenario 5
|
1
|
0.68
|
0.00
|
204.21
|
0.02
|
244.22
|
0.21
|
351.56
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.09
|
|
2
|
0.14
|
0.00
|
52.01
|
0.02
|
183.50
|
0.54
|
564.49
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.28
|
|
3
|
0.63
|
0.02
|
379.82
|
0.30
|
364.59
|
0.04
|
55.59
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.01
|
|
4
|
0.68
|
0.00
|
206.75
|
0.13
|
426.00
|
0.09
|
167.25
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.08
|
|
5
|
0.06
|
0.00
|
87.94
|
0.00
|
17.59
|
0.91
|
694.47
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.02
|
Scenario 6
|
1
|
0.67
|
0.01
|
216.19
|
0.31
|
377.23
|
0.00
|
206.58
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
2
|
0.59
|
0.02
|
106.91
|
0.39
|
402.04
|
0.00
|
291.05
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
3
|
0.22
|
0.03
|
296.85
|
0.75
|
476.13
|
0.00
|
27.02
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
4
|
0.23
|
0.02
|
156.39
|
0.74
|
572.35
|
0.00
|
71.26
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
5
|
0.84
|
0.05
|
263.31
|
0.11
|
98.39
|
0.00
|
438.31
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Scenario 7
|
1
|
0.40
|
0.00
|
157.15
|
0.59
|
490.36
|
0.00
|
152.49
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
2
|
0.30
|
0.00
|
70.66
|
0.70
|
527.77
|
0.00
|
201.56
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
3
|
0.06
|
0.01
|
182.16
|
0.93
|
601.83
|
0.00
|
16.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
4
|
0.03
|
0.00
|
87.41
|
0.96
|
671.51
|
0.00
|
41.08
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
5
|
0.76
|
0.03
|
241.06
|
0.21
|
147.67
|
0.00
|
411.27
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
- The total sample size is set at n= 800, with πk=1/3 and qA=qB=qC=0.5.
- *EP: entire population;
- *SP: subpopulation (efficacy/interaction) due to the detection of interaction with efficacy in subset k;
- nA,nB and nC are the mean sample size in each subset at the end of the study