Research Article

A SuperLearner Approach to Predict Run-In Selection in Clinical Trials

Table 3

Predictive performance statistics. The sentence “X to Y” (where X is trial A or trial B and Y is the other trial) indicates the performance of an algorithm trained on study X and tested on study Y (only on the indicated arm).

SensSpecAccPPVNPVAUC

A to B Placebo0.6110.5290.5710.5790.5630.658
B to A Placebo0.3700.7780.5740.6250.5530.630
A to B Verum0.7000.5410.6120.5530.6900.693
B to A Verum0.7600.6340.6820.5590.8130.763

Sens = sensitivity; Spec = specificity; Acc = accuracy; PPV=Positive Predictive Values; NPV=Negative Predictive Values; AUC = Area Under Curve.