Nomograms for calculating the number of patients needed for a clinical trial with survival as an endpoint.

作者: David A. Schoenfeld , Jane R. Richter

DOI: 10.2307/2530299

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摘要: This paper presents nomograms for calculating the sample size a clinical trial with survival as an endpoint. The are valid when is exponential and patients enter study uniformly.

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