2023
A new cure model that corrects for increased risk of non-cancer death: analysis of reliability and robustness, and application to real-life data
Botta L, Goungounga J, Capocaccia R, Romain G, Colonna M, Gatta G, Boussari O, Jooste V. A new cure model that corrects for increased risk of non-cancer death: analysis of reliability and robustness, and application to real-life data. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2023, 23: 70. PMID: 36966273, PMCID: PMC10040108, DOI: 10.1186/s12874-023-01876-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsColonic NeoplasmsComputer SimulationHumansMaleMiddle AgedModels, StatisticalReproducibility of ResultsSurvival AnalysisSurvival RateConceptsNon-cancer deaths
2020
Modeling Excess Hazard with Time-to-Cure as a Parameter
Boussari O, Bordes L, Romain G, Colonna M, Bossard N, Remontet L, Jooste V. Modeling Excess Hazard with Time-to-Cure as a Parameter. Biometrics 2020, 77: 1289-1302. PMID: 32869288, DOI: 10.1111/biom.13361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansLikelihood FunctionsModels, StatisticalNeoplasmsProportional Hazards ModelsSurvival AnalysisConceptsBeta probability distribution functionProbability distribution functionCure modelNon-mixture cure modelMaximum likelihood approachLikelihood approachDistribution functionIllustrative applicationParticular caseExcess hazard regression modelsPossible extensionsCure fractionSimulation studyEvent of interestCancer data setsData setsParametersModelBetter performanceEstimationRegression models