Flexible trial design in practice - stopping arms for lack-of-benefit and adding research arms mid-trial in STAMPEDE: a multi-arm multi-stage randomized controlled trial
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Sydes Matthew RParmar Mahesh KB
Mason Malcolm D
Clarke Noel W
Amos Claire
Anderson John
de Bono Johann
Dearnaley David P
Dwyer John
Green Charlene
Jovic Gordana
Ritchie Alastair WS
Russell J
Sanders Karen
Thalmann George
James Nicholas D
Keywords
Novel designMulti-arm multi-stage design
Implementation
Prostate cancer
Methodology
Randomized controlled trial
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701
Specialties of internal medicine
RC581-951
Internal medicine
RC31-1245
Medicine
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DOAJ:Cardiovascular
DOAJ:Medicine (General)
DOAJ:Health Sciences
Medicine (General)
R5-920
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Systemic Therapy for Advanced or Metastatic Prostate cancer: Evaluation of Drug Efficacy (STAMPEDE) is a randomized controlled trial that follows a novel multi-arm, multi-stage (MAMS) design. We describe methodological and practical issues arising with (1) stopping recruitment to research arms following a pre-planned intermediate analysis and (2) adding a new research arm during the trial.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>STAMPEDE recruits men who have locally advanced or metastatic prostate cancer who are starting standard long-term hormone therapy. Originally there were five research and one control arms, each undergoing a pilot stage (focus: safety, feasibility), three intermediate ‘activity’ stages (focus: failure-free survival), and a final ‘efficacy’ stage (focus: overall survival). Lack-of-sufficient-activity guidelines support the pairwise interim comparisons of each research arm against the control arm; these pre-defined activity cut-off becomes increasingly stringent over the stages. Accrual of further patients continues to the control arm and to those research arms showing activity and an acceptable safety profile. The design facilitates adding new research arms should sufficiently interesting agents emerge. These new arms are compared only to contemporaneously recruited control arm patients using the same intermediate guidelines in a time-delayed manner. The addition of new research arms is subject to adequate recruitment rates to support the overall trial aims.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>(1) Stopping Existing Therapy: After the second intermediate activity analysis, recruitment was discontinued to two research arms for lack-of-sufficient activity. Detailed preparations meant that changes were implemented swiftly at 100 international centers and recruitment continued seamlessly into Activity Stage III with 3 remaining research arms and the control arm. Further regulatory and ethical approvals were not required because this was already included in the initial trial design.</p> <p>(2) Adding New Therapy: An application to add a new research arm was approved by the funder, (who also organized peer review), industrial partner and regulatory and ethical bodies. This was all done in advance of any decision to stop current therapies.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The STAMPEDE experience shows that recruitment to a MAMS trial and mid-flow changes its design are achievable with good planning. This benefits patients and the scientific community as research treatments are evaluated in a more efficient and cost-effective manner.</p> <p>Trial registration</p> <p>ISRCTN78818544, NCT00268476</p> <p>First patient into trial: 17 October 2005</p> <p>First patient into abiraterone comparison: 15 November 2011</p>Date
2012-09-01Type
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oai:doaj.org/article:34efe80da25a4eb4859c3fa6a1e3615d10.1186/1745-6215-13-168
1745-6215
https://doaj.org/article/34efe80da25a4eb4859c3fa6a1e3615d
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