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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 26.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Appl Stat. 2011 Jan 1;5(2A):924–942. doi: 10.1214/10-AOAS433

Table 5. Number of patients allocated to the target dose combination and the trial duration (shown as subscripts), with different group sizes m under scenarios 1–5.

Hazard (accrual rate=2/month)
Hazard (accrual rate=8/month)
m Increase Constant Decrease Hump Increase Constant Decrease Hump
Scenario 1
1 18.4157.8 18.1150.3 17.7139.5 17.8159.9 18.2149.4 17.5143.0 17.8131.5 17.4152.2
3 18.069.8 18.069.2 17.568.7 17.969.4 17.261.6 17.760.9 17.960.7 17.561.5
6 17.742.4 17.442.4 16.942.4 17.342.2 17.633.0 17.132.8 17.332.8 16.732.9
12 16.542.2 16.842.2 16.142.1 16.542.0 16.618.8 16.618.7 16.918.8 16.918.7
20 15.842.1 16.042.1 15.842.1 15.742.1 15.613.8 16.313.8 16.113.8 15.413.7
30 15.042.1 15.442.1 15.042.0 15.242.0 15.012.8 15.112.8 15.312.8 14.312.8
Scenario 2
1 21.0160.2 20.7153.7 22.5145.3 21.9162.3 21.3151.9 21.7146.9 22.0135.8 21.2154.5
3 20.869.5 21.669.4 21.968.6 21.569.2 21.361.3 21.261.2 21.560.8 20.961.1
6 20.742.3 21.142.1 21.742.2 20.942.1 20.732.8 21.632.7 21.832.6 20.932.6
12 20.542.0 20.842.0 21.242.1 20.941.9 20.518.6 20.818.6 21.018.7 20.618.7
20 20.242.0 19.142.1 20.242.0 20.842.1 20.013.7 19.313.7 20.113.8 19.613.7
30 19.142.2 19.642.1 19.641.9 19.742.1 18.612.8 19.612.8 18.512.8 19.312.8
Scenario 3
1 32.2161.2 32.0154.6 31.7144.7 31.1163.6 31.9153.8 32.0147.1 32.1136.6 32.3156.5
3 31.570.1 31.869.7 31.469.2 31.569.9 31.061.8 31.361.7 32.061.2 31.561.9
6 32.442.4 31.042.4 32.242.3 30.942.4 31.233.0 31.033.0 32.432.9 31.532.9
12 30.842.2 31.042.2 30.342.1 30.342.3 30.418.8 30.618.8 31.418.8 31.918.8
20 29.542.3 30.442.1 29.642.2 30.142.1 28.713.8 28.213.8 28.213.8 29.013.8
30 29.442.2 29.142.2 28.942.2 29.142.2 26.412.8 26.712.8 26.412.8 26.512.8
Scenario 4
1 23.0158.4 23.7151.5 22.8139.4 22.4159.5 23.5150.4 22.7143.8 22.3131.3 22.6151.9
3 22.769.1 22.368.9 22.668.7 22.469.1 22.361.0 22.860.9 21.959.8 21.061.2
6 21.842.4 21.742.2 22.542.3 21.342.3 22.232.6 21.932.8 22.432.9 21.532.7
12 21.242.1 21.341.9 20.742.1 21.041.8 20.418.6 22.018.7 21.918.7 21.218.7
20 20.242.1 20.342.1 19.842.0 20.142.0 20.013.7 20.113.7 19.913.7 20.313.8
30 19.342.2 19.342.1 18.642.1 19.442.2 19.512.8 19.212.7 20.212.8 18.912.8
Scenario 5
1 20.4159.7 21.3152.1 19.8141.1 20.3161.6 20.5152.4 20.5144.7 21.1133.4 20.9154.1
3 20.070.1 20.669.9 20.469.1 20.169.9 20.461.8 20.061.5 20.361.1 19.661.9
6 19.942.5 19.642.5 19.942.5 20.042.5 19.533.0 19.632.9 20.033.0 20.533.0
12 19.242.2 19.342.3 19.742.2 20.042.3 19.118.8 19.218.8 18.718.8 19.618.8
20 19.542.3 19.542.3 18.842.2 18.842.3 18.313.8 18.813.8 18.613.8 18.813.8
30 18.542.3 18.142.2 19.142.2 18.442.3 17.212.8 17.612.8 17.712.8 17.712.8