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Research Article

Group sequential design for historical control trials using error spending functions

Jianrong Wua Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource Facility, Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Yimei Lib Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USAView further author information
Pages 351-363 | Received 15 Jun 2017, Accepted 30 Sep 2019, Published online: 12 Nov 2019

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