Journal
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Volume 13, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jpm13111560
Keywords
personalized medicine; biomarkers; Bayesian inference; identification of subset
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Precision medicine is changing healthcare by addressing patient variability and the need for innovative methods. In this study, a Bayesian sequential scheme was introduced to evaluate therapeutic interventions in an intensive care unit setting. By using a zero-inflated truncated Poisson model, the complexity of the data was efficiently addressed.
Precision medicine is revolutionizing health care, particularly by addressing patient variability due to different biological profiles. As traditional treatments may not always be appropriate for certain patient subsets, the rise of biomarker-stratified clinical trials has driven the need for innovative methods. We introduced a Bayesian sequential scheme to evaluate therapeutic interventions in an intensive care unit setting, focusing on complex endpoints characterized by an excess of zeros and right truncation. By using a zero-inflated truncated Poisson model, we efficiently addressed this data complexity. The posterior distribution of rankings and the surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) approach provided a comprehensive ranking of the subgroups studied. Different subsets of subgroups were evaluated depending on the availability of biomarker data. Interim analyses, accounting for early stopping for efficacy, were an integral aspect of our design. The simulation study demonstrated a high proportion of correct identification of the subgroup which is the most predictive of the treatment effect, as well as satisfactory false positive and true positive rates. As the role of personalized medicine grows, especially in the intensive care setting, it is critical to have designs that can manage complicated endpoints and that can control for decision error. Our method seems promising in this challenging context.
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