sg_consistency_out

Returns the top subgroup(s) and recommended treatment flags.

internal

Implements statistical methods for exploratory subgroup identification
in clinical trials with survival endpoints. Provides tools for identifying
patient subgroups with differential treatment effects using machine learning
approaches including Generalized Random Forests (GRF), LASSO regularization,
and exhaustive combinatorial search algorithms. Features bootstrap bias
correction using infinitesimal jackknife methods to address selection bias
in post-hoc analyses. Designed for clinical researchers conducting exploratory
subgroup analyses in randomized controlled trials, particularly for
multi-regional clinical trials (MRCT) requiring regional consistency
evaluation. Supports both accelerated failure time (AFT) and Cox proportional
hazards models with comprehensive diagnostic and visualization tools.
Methods are described in León et al. (2024) <doi:10.1002/sim.10163>.

Larry Leon

forestsearch

Exploratory Subgroup Identification in Clinical Trials with
Survival Endpoints

sg_consistency_out function

<dl><dt>df</dt>
<dd>Data.frame. Original analysis data.</dd>
<dt>result_new</dt>
<dd>Data.table. Sorted subgroup results.</dd>
<dt>sg_focus</dt>
<dd>Character. Sorting focus criterion.</dd>
<dt>index.Z</dt>
<dd>Matrix. Subgroup factor indicators.</dd>
<dt>names.Z</dt>
<dd>Character vector. Factor column names.</dd>
<dt>details</dt>
<dd>Logical. Print details.</dd>
<dt>plot.sg</dt>
<dd>Logical. Plot subgroup curves.</dd>
<dt>by.risk</dt>
<dd>Numeric. Risk interval for plotting.</dd>
<dt>confs_labels</dt>
<dd>Character vector. Human-readable labels.</dd></dl>

Arguments

Output Subgroup Consistency Results — sg_consistency_out

<dl>

<dt>df</dt>
<dd>Data.frame. Original analysis data.</dd>


<dt>result_new</dt>
<dd>Data.table. Sorted subgroup results.</dd>


<dt>sg_focus</dt>
<dd>Character. Sorting focus criterion.</dd>


<dt>index.Z</dt>
<dd>Matrix. Subgroup factor indicators.</dd>


<dt>names.Z</dt>
<dd>Character vector. Factor column names.</dd>


<dt>details</dt>
<dd>Logical. Print details.</dd>


<dt>plot.sg</dt>
<dd>Logical. Plot subgroup curves.</dd>


<dt>by.risk</dt>
<dd>Numeric. Risk interval for plotting.</dd>


<dt>confs_labels</dt>
<dd>Character vector. Human-readable labels.</dd>

</dl>

sg_consistency_out: Output Subgroup Consistency Results

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