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ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2022

Visualizing Time-Varying Effect in Survival Analysis: 5 Complementary Plots to Kaplan-Meier Curve.

Qiao Huang, Chong Tian

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Article in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Qiao HuangTongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3566-1023
Chong TianTongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3231-9409

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Kaplan-Meier (KM) curve has been widely used in the field of oxidative medicine and cellular longevity. However, time-varying effect might be presented in KM curve and cannot be intuitively observed. Complementary plots might promote clear insights in time-varying effect from KM curve. Methods: Three KM curves were identified from published randomized control trials: (a) curves diverged immediately; (b) intersected curves with statistical significance; and (c) intersected curves without statistical significance. We reconstructed individual patient data, and plotted 5 complementary plots (difference in survival probability and risk difference, difference in restricted mean survival time, landmark analyses, and hazard ratio over time), along with KM curve. Results: Entanglement and intersection of two KM curves would make the 5 complementary plots to fluctuate over time intuitively. Absolute effects were presented in the 3 plots of difference in survival probability, risk, and restricted mean survival time. Changed Conclusions: The 5 complementary plots with KM curve give a broad and straightforward picture of potential time-varying effect. They will provide clear insight in treatment effect and assist clinicians to make decision comprehensively.

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Kaplan-Meier EstimateHumansProbabilityProportional Hazards ModelsSurvival AnalysisSurvival Rate

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PMCPMC8983224

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