title: Methods for assessing noninferiority with censored data.
abstract: In this paper we present the existing approaches to the problem of showing noninferiority with randomly right censored data. The main focus is on the choice of the discrepancy measure which is used to define the deviation from the classical null hypothesis, i.e. the noninferiority margin. Most methods are based on certain parametric or semiparametric assumptions. In contrast, a new, completely nonparametric approach is suggested and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institut fur Mathematische Stochastik, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Maschmühlenweg 8-10, 37073 Göttingen, Germany. freitag@math.uni-goettingen.de
authors.forename: Gudrun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Freitag
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D001699:Biometry / Q000379:methods*; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004358:Drug Therapy; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012106:Research; D013810:Therapeutic Equivalency