1Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
2Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
3Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
4University College London, London, UK
5Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
6Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
7Berry Consultants, Abingdon, UK
8Centre for Trials Research, Cardif University, Cardif, UK
9Department of Public Health and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
10British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre, Health Data Research UK, London, UK
11Bio- Statistics Research Group, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle Uni-Versity, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
12Imperial Clinical Trials Unit, Imperial College London, London, W12 7RH UK
13Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
14Faculty for Informatics and Data Science, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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