Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Jun 15, 2025 7:00 AM - Jun 19, 2025 3:00 PM

801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001-3614, USA

DIA 2025 Global Annual Meeting

Beyond the Frequentist Approach in Hard to Recruit Populations: Acceptance of Bayesian Methods for Registration/Pivotal Trial

Session Chair(s)

Philip  Hougaard, DrSc, PhD

Philip Hougaard, DrSc, PhD

Vice President, Biostatistics and Data Science

Lundbeck A/S, Denmark

Alternative methods to a frequentist approach, such as Bayesian, may be superior in certain situations; particularly, when analyzing trial data to support approvals in small populations. Regulators are increasingly considering novel methods.

Learning Objective : Examine global considerations for leveraging Bayesian approaches in pivotal trials to support marketing authorization; Debate the situations and circumstances where the Bayesian approach may be the most appropriate method of analysis; Discuss health authority considerations that could facilitate the use of alternative analytical methods beyond the frequentist approach; Identify ways to bridge existing gaps in applying Bayesian methods in clinical research.

Speaker(s)

Representative Invited

FDA Perspective

Representative Invited

FDA, United States

Representative Invited

EMA Perspective

Representative Invited

European Medicines Agency, Netherlands

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