Clustering and Meta-Analysis Using a Mixture of Dependent Linear Tail-Free Priors

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Main Authors: Flores, Bernardo, Mueller, Peter
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Published: 2024
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author Flores, Bernardo
Mueller, Peter
author_facet Flores, Bernardo
Mueller, Peter
contents We propose a novel nonparametric Bayesian approach for meta-analysis with event time outcomes. The model is an extension of linear dependent tail-free processes. The extension includes a modification to facilitate (conditionally) conjugate posterior updating and a hierarchical extension with a random partition of studies. The partition is formalized as a Dirichlet process mixture. The model development is motivated by a meta-analysis of cancer immunotherapy studies. The aim is to validate the use of relevant biomarkers in the design of immunotherapy studies. The hypothesis is about immunotherapy in general, rather than about a specific tumor type, therapy and marker. This broad hypothesis leads to a very diverse set of studies being included in the analysis and gives rise to substantial heterogeneity across studies
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spellingShingle Clustering and Meta-Analysis Using a Mixture of Dependent Linear Tail-Free Priors
Flores, Bernardo
Mueller, Peter
Methodology
We propose a novel nonparametric Bayesian approach for meta-analysis with event time outcomes. The model is an extension of linear dependent tail-free processes. The extension includes a modification to facilitate (conditionally) conjugate posterior updating and a hierarchical extension with a random partition of studies. The partition is formalized as a Dirichlet process mixture. The model development is motivated by a meta-analysis of cancer immunotherapy studies. The aim is to validate the use of relevant biomarkers in the design of immunotherapy studies. The hypothesis is about immunotherapy in general, rather than about a specific tumor type, therapy and marker. This broad hypothesis leads to a very diverse set of studies being included in the analysis and gives rise to substantial heterogeneity across studies
title Clustering and Meta-Analysis Using a Mixture of Dependent Linear Tail-Free Priors
topic Methodology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.15912