Methods and Biostatistics in Oncology

Methods and Biostatistics in Oncology

Understanding Clinical Research as an Applied Tool

Riechelmann, Rachel P.; Araujo, Raphael. L.C

Springer International Publishing AG

04/2018

348

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Inglês

9783319713236

15 a 20 dias

855


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Preface.- Introduction.- 1. Background of scientific method in oncology.- 2. Writing a hypothesis for a oncology study.- 3. Type of variables and distributions.- 4. Testing measures of association.- 5. Sample size calculation for oncology trials.- 6. Uni and multivariate analysis (understanding of regressions) in cancer research.- 7. Survival analyses in cancer trials.- 8. The role of transversal and cohort studies in oncology.- 9. Design of retrospective and case-control studies in oncology.- 10. Minimizing differences by randomization.- 11. How to design phase I trials in oncology.- 12. The many different designs of phase II oncology trials.- 13. Superiority and non-inferiority phase III oncology trials.- 14. Phase IV oncology trials.- 15. Analysis of graphs in clinical cancer research.- 16. Identifying biases in clinical cancer research.- 17. Ethics in clinical cancer research.- 18. Cost-effectiveness studies in oncology.- 19. How to undertake outcomes research in oncology.- 20. Systematic review and meta-analysis of oncology studies.- 21. Meta-research in oncology.- 22. Analysis of quality of life and patient-reported outcomes in oncology.- Exercises.- Commented answers.- Glossary.- Remissive index.
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Oncology;Clinical research;Outcomes;Biostatistics;Research;Methods;Methodology