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Flexible parametric model for survival data subject to dependent censoring.

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When modeling survival data, it is common to assume that the (log-transformed) survival time (T) is conditionally independent of the (log-transformed) censoring time (C) given a set of covariates. There are numerous situations in which this assumption is not realistic, and a number of correction procedures have been developed for different models. However, in most cases, either some prior knowledge about the association between T and C is required, or some auxiliary information or data is/are supposed to be available. When this is not the case, the application of many existing methods turns out to be limited. The goal of this paper is to overcome this problem by developing a flexible parametric model, that is a type of transformed linear model. We show that the association between T and C is identifiable in this model. The performance of the proposed method is investigated both in an asymptotic way and through finite sample simulations. We also develop a formal goodness-of-fit test approach to assess the quality of the fitted model. Finally, the approach is applied to data coming from a study on liver transplants.
Journal: Biometrical Journal
ISSN: 0323-3847
Issue: 1
Volume: 62
Pages: 136 - 156
Publication year:2020
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IOF-keylabel:yes
BOF-publication weight:1
CSS-citation score:1
Authors from:Higher Education
Accessibility:Open