New method improves survival analysis power in clinical and epidemiological studies

The restricted mean survival time (RMST) analysis technique was introduced in health care research about 25 years ago and since then has become widely used in economics, engineering, business and other professions.

In clinical settings, RMST is useful because it is a straightforward way to understand the average survival time — the length of time patients live after diagnosis or treatment and the factors that affect that time — within a specified timeframe.

In addition, unlike Cox…

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