AplusB: A web application for investigating A + B designs for phase I cancer clinical trials
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Author(s)
Wheeler, Graham M
Sweeting, Michael J
Mander, Adrian P
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In phase I cancer clinical trials, the maximum tolerated dose of a new drug is often found by a dose-escalation method known as the A + B design. We have developed an interactive web application, AplusB, which computes and returns exact operating characteristics of A + B trial designs. The application has a graphical user interface (GUI), requires no programming knowledge and is free to access and use on any device that can open an internet browser. A customised report is available for download for each design that contains tabulated operating characteristics and informative plots, which can then be compared with other dose-escalation methods. We present a step-by-step guide on how to use this application and provide several illustrative examples of its capabilities.
Date Issued
2016-07-12
Date Acceptance
2016-06-24
Citation
PLoS One, 2016, 11 (7), pp.1-17
ISSN
1932-6203
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Start Page
1
End Page
17
Journal / Book Title
PLoS One
Volume
11
Issue
7
Copyright Statement
© 2016 Wheeler et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Sponsor
Medical Research Council
Identifier
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0159026
Grant Number
G0800860
Subjects
General Science & Technology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2016-07-12