Evaluating the Use of Generalized Dynamic Weighted Ordinary Least Squares for Individualized HIV Treatment Strategies

09/02/2021
by   Larry Dong, et al.
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Dynamic treatment regimes (DTR) are a statistical paradigm in precision medicine which aim to optimize patient outcomes by individualizing treatments. At its simplest, a DTR may require only a single decision to be made; this special case is called an individualized treatment rule (ITR) and is often used to maximize short-term rewards. Generalized dynamic weighted ordinary least squares (G-dWOLS), a DTR estimation method that offers theoretical advantages such as double robustness of parameter estimators in the decision rules, has been recently extended to now accommodate categorical treatments. In this work, G-dWOLS is applied to longitudinal data to estimate an optimal ITR, which is demonstrated in simulations. This novel method is then applied to a population affected by HIV whereby an ITR for the administration of Interleukin 7 (IL-7) is devised to maximize the duration where the CD4 load is above a healthy threshold (500 cells/μL) while preventing the administration of unnecessary injections.

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