Abstract
This paper reviews work by Wittes and Brittain, Shih, and Stein pertaining to sample size adjustment and interim analysis. In view of their own encounters, the authors propose a mixed method for sample size adjustment of a clinical trial, when prior reliable knowledge at the design stage is minimal.
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