A stochastic joint model for longitudinal and survival data with cure patients

Many medical investigations generate both repeatedly-measured (longitudinal) biomarker and survival data. One of complex issues arises when investigating the association between longitudinal and time-to-event data when there are cured patients in the population, which leads to a plateau in the survi...

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Main Authors: Abu Bakar, Mohd Rizam, A. Salah, Khalid, Ibrahim, Noor Akma, Haron, Kassim
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Language:English
Published: CESER Publications 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12867/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12867/1/A%20stochastic%20joint%20model%20for%20longitudinal%20and%20survival%20data%20with%20cure%20patients.pdf
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author Abu Bakar, Mohd Rizam
A. Salah, Khalid
Ibrahim, Noor Akma
Haron, Kassim
author_facet Abu Bakar, Mohd Rizam
A. Salah, Khalid
Ibrahim, Noor Akma
Haron, Kassim
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building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Many medical investigations generate both repeatedly-measured (longitudinal) biomarker and survival data. One of complex issues arises when investigating the association between longitudinal and time-to-event data when there are cured patients in the population, which leads to a plateau in the survival function S(t) after sufficient follow-up. Thus, usual Cox proportional hazard model Cox (1972) is not applicable since the proportional hazard assumption is violated. An alternative is to consider survival models incorporating a cure fraction. In this paper we present a new class of joint model for univariate longitudinal and survival data in presence of cure fraction. For the longitudinal model, a stochastic Integrated Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process will be presented. For the survival model a semiparametric survival function will be considered which accommodate both zero and non-zero cure fractions of the dynamic disease progression. Moreover, we consider a Bayesian approach which is motivated by the complexity of the model. Posterior and prior specification needs to accommodate parameter constraints due to the nonnegativity of the survival function. A simulation study is presented to evaluate the performance of this joint model.
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spelling upm-128672015-12-01T07:07:27Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12867/ A stochastic joint model for longitudinal and survival data with cure patients Abu Bakar, Mohd Rizam A. Salah, Khalid Ibrahim, Noor Akma Haron, Kassim Many medical investigations generate both repeatedly-measured (longitudinal) biomarker and survival data. One of complex issues arises when investigating the association between longitudinal and time-to-event data when there are cured patients in the population, which leads to a plateau in the survival function S(t) after sufficient follow-up. Thus, usual Cox proportional hazard model Cox (1972) is not applicable since the proportional hazard assumption is violated. An alternative is to consider survival models incorporating a cure fraction. In this paper we present a new class of joint model for univariate longitudinal and survival data in presence of cure fraction. For the longitudinal model, a stochastic Integrated Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process will be presented. For the survival model a semiparametric survival function will be considered which accommodate both zero and non-zero cure fractions of the dynamic disease progression. Moreover, we consider a Bayesian approach which is motivated by the complexity of the model. Posterior and prior specification needs to accommodate parameter constraints due to the nonnegativity of the survival function. A simulation study is presented to evaluate the performance of this joint model. CESER Publications 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12867/1/A%20stochastic%20joint%20model%20for%20longitudinal%20and%20survival%20data%20with%20cure%20patients.pdf Abu Bakar, Mohd Rizam and A. Salah, Khalid and Ibrahim, Noor Akma and Haron, Kassim (2009) A stochastic joint model for longitudinal and survival data with cure patients. International Journal of Tomography & Statistics, 11 (W09). pp. 48-67. ISSN 0972-9976; ESSN: 0973-7294
spellingShingle Abu Bakar, Mohd Rizam
A. Salah, Khalid
Ibrahim, Noor Akma
Haron, Kassim
A stochastic joint model for longitudinal and survival data with cure patients
title A stochastic joint model for longitudinal and survival data with cure patients
title_full A stochastic joint model for longitudinal and survival data with cure patients
title_fullStr A stochastic joint model for longitudinal and survival data with cure patients
title_full_unstemmed A stochastic joint model for longitudinal and survival data with cure patients
title_short A stochastic joint model for longitudinal and survival data with cure patients
title_sort stochastic joint model for longitudinal and survival data with cure patients
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12867/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12867/1/A%20stochastic%20joint%20model%20for%20longitudinal%20and%20survival%20data%20with%20cure%20patients.pdf