Bayesian Optimization for Personalized Dose-Finding Trials with Combination Therapies
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| author | Willard, James Golchi, Shirin Moodie, Erica E. M. Boulanger, Bruno Carlin, Bradley P. |
| author_facet | Willard, James Golchi, Shirin Moodie, Erica E. M. Boulanger, Bruno Carlin, Bradley P. |
| contents | Identification of optimal dose combinations in early phase dose-finding trials is challenging, due to the trade-off between precisely estimating the many parameters required to flexibly model the possibly non-monotonic dose-response surface, and the small sample sizes in early phase trials. This difficulty is even more pertinent in the context of personalized dose-finding, where patient characteristics are used to identify tailored optimal dose combinations. To overcome these challenges, we propose the use of Bayesian optimization for finding optimal dose combinations in standard ("one size fits all") and personalized multi-agent dose-finding trials. Bayesian optimization is a method for estimating the global optima of expensive-to-evaluate objective functions. The objective function is approximated by a surrogate model, commonly a Gaussian process, paired with a sequential design strategy to select the next point via an acquisition function. This work is motivated by an industry-sponsored problem, where focus is on optimizing a dual-agent therapy in a setting featuring minimal toxicity. To compare the performance of the standard and personalized methods under this setting, simulation studies are performed for a variety of scenarios. Our study concludes that taking a personalized approach is highly beneficial in the presence of heterogeneity. |
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| spellingShingle | Bayesian Optimization for Personalized Dose-Finding Trials with Combination Therapies Willard, James Golchi, Shirin Moodie, Erica E. M. Boulanger, Bruno Carlin, Bradley P. Methodology Identification of optimal dose combinations in early phase dose-finding trials is challenging, due to the trade-off between precisely estimating the many parameters required to flexibly model the possibly non-monotonic dose-response surface, and the small sample sizes in early phase trials. This difficulty is even more pertinent in the context of personalized dose-finding, where patient characteristics are used to identify tailored optimal dose combinations. To overcome these challenges, we propose the use of Bayesian optimization for finding optimal dose combinations in standard ("one size fits all") and personalized multi-agent dose-finding trials. Bayesian optimization is a method for estimating the global optima of expensive-to-evaluate objective functions. The objective function is approximated by a surrogate model, commonly a Gaussian process, paired with a sequential design strategy to select the next point via an acquisition function. This work is motivated by an industry-sponsored problem, where focus is on optimizing a dual-agent therapy in a setting featuring minimal toxicity. To compare the performance of the standard and personalized methods under this setting, simulation studies are performed for a variety of scenarios. Our study concludes that taking a personalized approach is highly beneficial in the presence of heterogeneity. |
| title | Bayesian Optimization for Personalized Dose-Finding Trials with Combination Therapies |
| topic | Methodology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.17334 |