Designing a Dose Finding Trial using EWOC
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A. Selecting Values for each Parameter .................................................................................. 1 B. Adjusting the Dose Escalation ............................................................................................. 4 C. Design Operating Characteristics .......................................................................................10 D. Creating a Dose Finding Protocol ......................................................................................12 E. References ........................................................................................................................15 Appendix: EWOC Protocol Template
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