title: Escalation, group and A + B designs for dose-finding trials.
abstract: In this paper, rules are given on how to construct escalation, A + B, and group designs for dose-finding trials. Operational characteristics of these designs are discussed and compared via simulations. Dose-finding designs for trials with ordinal toxicity outcome are considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7420, USA. aivanova@bios.unc.edu
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ivanova
mesh_terms: D017321:Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations