The overall goal of this proposed research is to develop, apply and disseminate advanced, yet practical quantitative methods to enable accurate inference from complex longitudinal data on individuals infected with HIV. Marginal structural models are an accurate and flexible potential outcomes-based approach for estimating etiologic effects using observational data. This innovative approach for longitudinal data analysis has a rapidly increasing appearance in the scholarly literature.
The aims of this proposal are to: (1) extend marginal structural models to generalize estimates from a study sample to a target population; (2) extend marginal structural models to studies nested in cohorts; (3) extend marginal structural models to account for differential exposure measurement error; (4) extend marginal structural models to account for prior information using Bayesian methods; (5) develop estimates for a marginal structural model that combine estimation from inverse probability weighting and the parametric G-formula; and (6) develop widely- applicable statistical software to implement methods for extensions in aims 1-5. The innovations defined in aims 1-5 are essential for marginal structural models to become more useful to applied scientists studying HIV and public health. To accomplish these aims, we will use important and timely empirical data from the Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS). The CNICS includes over 20,000 HIV infected adults seen quarterly in clinical care at 8 CFAR sites since 2006. The fruits of this research will be described in a series of peer-reviewed papers for each aim. These papers will define each problem, describe an innovative solution, provide support for the solution in terms of Monte Carlo simulation experiments, illustrate the method using analysis of CNICS data, and provide guidance on implementation of the solution using developed statistical software. In conclusion, the present proposal describes a significant and innovative program of research that will result in groundbreaking methodological tools for making accurate inferences from complex observational studies of HIV and other diseases.

Public Health Relevance

The goal of this work is to make new data analysis methods. These new methods will help scientists to get correct results from medical data. Results will allow scientists to better study the AIDS virus and the public's health.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01AI100654-03
Application #
8811398
Study Section
AIDS Clinical Studies and Epidemiology Study Section (ACE)
Program Officer
Mckaig, Rosemary G
Project Start
2013-03-19
Project End
2017-02-28
Budget Start
2015-03-01
Budget End
2016-02-29
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2015
Total Cost
$378,980
Indirect Cost
$98,612
Name
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
608195277
City
Chapel Hill
State
NC
Country
United States
Zip Code
27599
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Breskin, Alexander; Cole, Stephen R; Hudgens, Michael G (2018) The Authors Respond. Epidemiology 29:e51
Lesko, Catherine R; Buchanan, Ashley L; Westreich, Daniel et al. (2018) The Authors Respond. Epidemiology 29:e14-e15
Edwards, Jessie K; Cole, Stephen R; Moore, Richard D et al. (2018) Sensitivity Analyses for Misclassification of Cause of Death in the Parametric G-Formula. Am J Epidemiol :
Lesko, Catherine R; Edwards, Jessie K; Cole, Stephen R et al. (2018) When to Censor? Am J Epidemiol 187:623-632
Li, Xiaojuan; Cole, Stephen R; Westreich, Daniel et al. (2018) Primary non-adherence and the new-user design. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 27:361-364
Breskin, Alexander; Cole, Stephen R; Westreich, Daniel (2018) Exploring the Subtleties of Inverse Probability Weighting and Marginal Structural Models. Epidemiology 29:352-355
Hong, Jin-Liern; Jonsson Funk, Michele; LoCasale, Robert et al. (2018) Generalizing Randomized Clinical Trial Results: Implementation and Challenges Related to Missing Data in the Target Population. Am J Epidemiol 187:817-827

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