Quantitative Bias Analysis in Regulatory Settings.

Nonrandomized studies are essential in the postmarket activities of the US Food and Drug Administration, which, however, must often act on the basis of imperfect data. Systematic errors can lead to inaccurate inferences, so it is critical to develop analytic methods that quantify uncertainty and bia...

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Published in:American Journal of Public Health Vol. 106; no. 7; pp. 1227 - 1231
Main Authors: Lash, Timothy L., Fox, Matthew P., Cooney, Darryl, Yun Lu, Forshee, Richard A.
Format: Article
Published: American Public Health Association Jul2016
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          Lash, Timothy L.
          Fox, Matthew P.
          Cooney, Darryl
          Yun Lu
          Forshee, Richard A.
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          Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
          Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
          SciMetrika LLC, Durham, NC
          Office of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD
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        United States. Food & Drug Administration
        Decision making
        Medical research
        Experimental design
        Research methodology
        Quality assurance
        Data analysis
        Research bias
        Standards
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          Decision making
          Medical research
          United States. Food & Drug Administration
          Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
          Experimental design
          Research methodology
          Quality assurance
          Data analysis
          Research bias
          Standards
      ab: Nonrandomized studies are essential in the postmarket activities of the US Food and Drug Administration, which, however, must often act on the basis of imperfect data. Systematic errors can lead to inaccurate inferences, so it is critical to develop analytic methods that quantify uncertainty and bias and ensure that these methods are implemented when needed. "Quantitative bias analysis" is an overarching term for methods that estimate quantitatively the direction, magnitude, and uncertainty associated with systematic errors influencing measures of associations. The Food and Drug Administration sponsored a collaborative project to develop tools to better quantify the uncertainties associated with postmarket surveillance studies used in regulatory decision making. We have described the rationale, progress, and future directions of this project.
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