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Re: st: clinical trials
On Jan 3, 2008, at 8:32 AM, David Airey wrote:
Does anyone on the list use Stata for clinical trials analysis? I
get the impression companies that specialize in this field use SAS
almost exclusively. From what I know of Stata's feature set, I
don't think this is because Stata cannot be use to perform analysis
of clinical trials data. SAS certainly pushes this area of use with
SAS, and they have several SAS published how-to texts.
On Jan 3, 2008, at 9:50 AM, Gabi Huiber wrote:
Stata's best chance at getting into clinical trials is to win over
one-drug startups and small contractors, I think. But for that
Stata people must be visible at such industry venues as the ISPOR
(ispor.org) meetings.
Another area where there can be movement is in the collaborations
between industry (drug companies and CROs) and academia, which are, I
believe, becoming more common as both try to make maximum use of
their resources. For example, at U of C, our medical center has been
converted largely to Stata, thanks to the help of our faculty
teaching courses with it and our biostatistics laboratory using it
and/or recommending it for a good share of its collaborative work.
As a result, when someone here collaborates with a company, we
address this in the workflow we agree upon, and both sides learn from
each other.
<rant>IMHO, vendor lock-in reduces uncertainty for the pointy heads,
but is bad regardless of which vendor you're talking about. Stata
has made inroads not because of aggressive marketing or vendor lock-
in, but because once someone really learns what can be done with it
(and how dependable and insanely well-supported it is), the choice
usually becomes a no-brainer. And, don't forget, those who are in
the best position to appreciate it are the ones who are most familiar
with the limitations of other packages.</rant>
-- Phil
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