Hampson, Lisa V., Whitehead, John, Eleftheriou, Despina, Tudur-Smith, Catrin, Jones, Rachel ORCID: 0000-0003-4790-283X, Jayne, David, Hickey, Helen, Beresford, Michael W., Bracaglia, Claudia ORCID: 0000-0002-9834-9619, Caldas, Afonso, Cimaz, Rolando, Dehoorne, Joke, Dolezalova, Pavla ORCID: 0000-0001-8375-661X, Friswell, Mark, Jelusic, Marija, Marks, Stephen D., Martin, Neil, McMahon, Anne-Marie, Peitz, Joachim, van Royen-Kerkhof, Annet, Soylemezoglu, Oguz and Brogan, Paul A. (2015). Elicitation of Expert Prior Opinion: Application to the MYPAN Trial in Childhood Polyarteritis Nodosa. PLoS One, 10 (3). SAN FRANCISCO: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE. ISSN 1932-6203

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Abstract

Objectives Definitive sample sizes for clinical trials in rare diseases are usually infeasible. Bayesian methodology can be used to maximise what is learnt from clinical trials in these circumstances. We elicited expert prior opinion for a future Bayesian randomised controlled trial for a rare inflammatory paediatric disease, polyarteritis nodosa (MYPAN, Mycophenolate mofetil for polyarteritis nodosa). Methods A Bayesian prior elicitation meeting was convened. Opinion was sought on the probability that a patient in the MYPAN trial treated with cyclophosphamide would achieve disease remission within 6-months, and on the relative efficacies of mycophenolate mofetil and cyclophosphamide. Expert opinion was combined with previously unseen data from a recently completed randomised controlled trial in ANCA associated vasculitis. Results A pan-European group of fifteen experts participated in the elicitation meeting. Consensus expert prior opinion was that the most likely rates of disease remission within 6 months on cyclophosphamide or mycophenolate mofetil were 74% and 71%, respectively. This prior opinion will now be taken forward and will be modified to formulate a Bayesian posterior opinion once the MYPAN trial data from 40 patients randomised 1: 1 to either CYC or MMF become available. Conclusions We suggest that the methodological template we propose could be applied to trial design for other rare diseases.

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Hampson, Lisa V.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Whitehead, JohnUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Eleftheriou, DespinaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Tudur-Smith, CatrinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jones, RachelUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-4790-283XUNSPECIFIED
Jayne, DavidUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hickey, HelenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Beresford, Michael W.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bracaglia, ClaudiaUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-9834-9619UNSPECIFIED
Caldas, AfonsoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Cimaz, RolandoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dehoorne, JokeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dolezalova, PavlaUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-8375-661XUNSPECIFIED
Friswell, MarkUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jelusic, MarijaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Marks, Stephen D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Martin, NeilUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
McMahon, Anne-MarieUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Peitz, JoachimUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
van Royen-Kerkhof, AnnetUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Soylemezoglu, OguzUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Brogan, Paul A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-409440
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120981
Journal or Publication Title: PLoS One
Volume: 10
Number: 3
Date: 2015
Publisher: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
Place of Publication: SAN FRANCISCO
ISSN: 1932-6203
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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CHURG-STRAUSS-SYNDROME; POOR-PROGNOSIS FACTORS; RARE DISEASES; MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS; PULSE CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; RANDOMIZED-TRIAL; CLINICAL-TRIALS; VASCULITIS; BELIEFSMultiple languages
Multidisciplinary SciencesMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/40944

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