32. Scientific Method in Medicine Standard Therapy Laboratory New standard? or trials in other diseases
33. Scientific Method in Medicine Standard Therapy Laboratory Clinical TRIAL or trials in other diseases
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47. Example Mortality Tumor X Nil vs A 15% vs 12.5% N=12000 P = 0.0007 Tumor Y Nil vs A 15% vs 7.5% N= 240 P=0.066 H0 not rejected: A not shown effective in y
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82. Test of significance Mortality Tumor X Nil vs A P = 0.0007 Tumor Y Nil vs A P=0.066
83. Test of significance vs Estimates of effect Mortality Tumor X Nil vs A 15% vs 12.5% N=12000 P = 0.0007 Tumor Y Nil vs A 15% vs 7.5% N= 240 P=0.066
84. Estimates of effect + Prior Evidence Tumor X 5yrs mortality Trial 1 Nil vs A 15% vs 12.5% (advanced disease) N=12000 P = 0.0007 Trial 2 Nil vs A 15% vs 7.5% (early disease) N= 240 P=0.066
85. What if A has a molecular taget present both in X and Y? Mortality Tumor X Nil vs A 15% vs 12.5% N=12000 P = 0.0007 Tumor Y Nil vs A 15% vs 7.5% N= 240 P=0.066
86. Interpretation of the two trials CONVENTIONAL Tumor X: P = 0.0007 Tumor Y : P= 0.066 Efficacy of treatment A is proven in X, undemonstrated in Y
87. Interpretation of the two trials CONVENTIONAL Efficacy of treatment A is proven in X, undemonstrated in Y BAYESIAN (Posterior) Probability that treatment A significantly (HR<0.9) lowers mortality in tumor X: 80% in tumor Y: 90%
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