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Main Authors: Chen, Kai, Zhao, Yixuan, Takeda, Kentaro, Yuan, Ying
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.11333
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author Chen, Kai
Zhao, Yixuan
Takeda, Kentaro
Yuan, Ying
author_facet Chen, Kai
Zhao, Yixuan
Takeda, Kentaro
Yuan, Ying
contents The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched Project Optimus and issued guidance to reform dose-finding and selection trials, shifting the paradigm from identifying the maximum tolerable dose (MTD) to determining the optimal biological dose (OBD), which optimizes the risk and benefit of treatments. The FDA's guidance emphasizes the importance of collecting sufficient toxicity and efficacy data across multiple doses and considering late-onset cumulative toxicity that often results in tolerability issues. To address these challenges, we propose the BE-BOIN (Backfill time-to-Event Bayesian Optimal INterval) design, which allows backfilling patients into safe and effective doses during dose escalation and accommodates late-onset toxicities. BE-BOIN enables the collection of additional safety and efficacy data to enhance the accuracy and reliability of OBD selection and supports real-time dose decisions for new patients. Our simulation studies show that BE-BOIN accurately identifies the MTD and OBD while significantly reducing trial duration.
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spellingShingle BE-BOIN: A Dose Optimization Design Accommodating Backfill and Late-Onset Toxicity
Chen, Kai
Zhao, Yixuan
Takeda, Kentaro
Yuan, Ying
Methodology
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched Project Optimus and issued guidance to reform dose-finding and selection trials, shifting the paradigm from identifying the maximum tolerable dose (MTD) to determining the optimal biological dose (OBD), which optimizes the risk and benefit of treatments. The FDA's guidance emphasizes the importance of collecting sufficient toxicity and efficacy data across multiple doses and considering late-onset cumulative toxicity that often results in tolerability issues. To address these challenges, we propose the BE-BOIN (Backfill time-to-Event Bayesian Optimal INterval) design, which allows backfilling patients into safe and effective doses during dose escalation and accommodates late-onset toxicities. BE-BOIN enables the collection of additional safety and efficacy data to enhance the accuracy and reliability of OBD selection and supports real-time dose decisions for new patients. Our simulation studies show that BE-BOIN accurately identifies the MTD and OBD while significantly reducing trial duration.
title BE-BOIN: A Dose Optimization Design Accommodating Backfill and Late-Onset Toxicity
topic Methodology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.11333