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Group sequential multi-arm multi-stage survival trial design with treatment selection

Jianrong Wua Biostatistics Shared Resource Facility, University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United StatesCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yimei Lib Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United StatesView further author information
Pages 453-468 | Received 27 Sep 2022, Accepted 06 Jul 2023, Published online: 16 Jul 2023

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