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A compendium of cutting-edge statistical approaches to solving problems in clinical oncology, Handbook of Statistics in Clinical Oncology, Second Edition focuses on clinical trials in phases I, II, and III, proteomic and genomic studies, complementary outcomes and exploratory methods. Cancer Forum called the first edition a “?good reference book for statisticians who will be designing and analyzing cancer trials." The second edition includes over 1000 references, more than forty world-renowned contributors, and 300 equations, tables, and drawings. During the five years since publication of the first edition, there has been an explosion in the technological capabilities supporting genomic and proteomic research, which are is now firmly implanted in clinical oncology. Reflecting these developments, the second edition contains a new section devoted to analyses of high-throughput data and bioinformatics. Previous chapters of the first edition have been revised to reflect current state of the art in their respective domains. The intended audience is primarily statisticians working in cancer and more generally, in any discipline of medicine. But oncologists too will find the material accessible and will benefit from a rudimentary understanding of the fundamental concepts laid forth in each chapter. Completely revised while keeping the features that made the first edition a bestseller, this is the best single source for up-to-date statistical approaches to research in clinical medicine. More than just an update of the handbook that became the gold standard, this second edition brings you fully into the genomic era of medicine.
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Handbook of Statistics in Clinical Oncology SECOND EDITION
© 2006 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Handbook of Statistics in Clinical Oncology SECOND EDITION
John Crowley, PhD. CEO, Cancer Research and Biostatistics (CRAB) Director, Southwest Oncology Group Statistical Center Seattle, Washington, USA
Donna Pauler Ankerst
Research Scientist Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology University of Munich Munich, Germany
© 2006 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
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