Crossing survival curves: alternatives to the log-rank test
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Background It is not uncommon for clinical trials to present results on survival time as Kaplan-Meier survival curves that cross, indicating non-proportional hazards. A recent example was given in a pivotal trial in advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer (The ‘IPASS study’ [1]). Trials such as these present a hazard ratio and log-rank test for treatment comparison as this is their planned primary analysis. However, the validity of such analysis is questionable and has received published criticism. This paper reviews the use of the log-rank test with crossing curves and considers alternatives that have been proposed.
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