Structured Learning in Time-dependent Cox Models

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Main Authors: Wang, Guanbo, Lian, Yi, Yang, Archer Y., Platt, Robert W., Wang, Rui, Perreault, Sylvie, Dorais, Marc, Schnitzer, Mireille E.
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Published: 2023
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author Wang, Guanbo
Lian, Yi
Yang, Archer Y.
Platt, Robert W.
Wang, Rui
Perreault, Sylvie
Dorais, Marc
Schnitzer, Mireille E.
author_facet Wang, Guanbo
Lian, Yi
Yang, Archer Y.
Platt, Robert W.
Wang, Rui
Perreault, Sylvie
Dorais, Marc
Schnitzer, Mireille E.
contents Cox models with time-dependent coefficients and covariates are widely used in survival analysis. In high-dimensional settings, sparse regularization techniques are employed for variable selection, but existing methods for time-dependent Cox models lack flexibility in enforcing specific sparsity patterns (i.e., covariate structures). We propose a flexible framework for variable selection in time-dependent Cox models, accommodating complex selection rules. Our method can adapt to arbitrary grouping structures, including interaction selection, temporal, spatial, tree, and directed acyclic graph structures. It achieves accurate estimation with low false alarm rates. We develop the sox package, implementing a network flow algorithm for efficiently solving models with complex covariate structures. sox offers a user-friendly interface for specifying grouping structures and delivers fast computation. Through examples, including a case study on identifying predictors of time to all-cause death in atrial fibrillation patients, we demonstrate the practical application of our method with specific selection rules.
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spellingShingle Structured Learning in Time-dependent Cox Models
Wang, Guanbo
Lian, Yi
Yang, Archer Y.
Platt, Robert W.
Wang, Rui
Perreault, Sylvie
Dorais, Marc
Schnitzer, Mireille E.
Methodology
Applications
Computation
Machine Learning
Cox models with time-dependent coefficients and covariates are widely used in survival analysis. In high-dimensional settings, sparse regularization techniques are employed for variable selection, but existing methods for time-dependent Cox models lack flexibility in enforcing specific sparsity patterns (i.e., covariate structures). We propose a flexible framework for variable selection in time-dependent Cox models, accommodating complex selection rules. Our method can adapt to arbitrary grouping structures, including interaction selection, temporal, spatial, tree, and directed acyclic graph structures. It achieves accurate estimation with low false alarm rates. We develop the sox package, implementing a network flow algorithm for efficiently solving models with complex covariate structures. sox offers a user-friendly interface for specifying grouping structures and delivers fast computation. Through examples, including a case study on identifying predictors of time to all-cause death in atrial fibrillation patients, we demonstrate the practical application of our method with specific selection rules.
title Structured Learning in Time-dependent Cox Models
topic Methodology
Applications
Computation
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.12528