Recursive partitioning of resistant mutations for longitudinal markers based on a U-type score

Biostatistics. 2011 Oct;12(4):750-62. doi: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxr011. Epub 2011 May 19.

Abstract

Development of human immunodeficiency virus resistance mutations is a major cause of failure of antiretroviral treatment. We develop a recursive partitioning method to correlate high-dimensional viral sequences with repeatedly measured outcomes. The splitting criterion of this procedure is based on a class of U-type score statistics. The proposed method is flexible enough to apply to a broad range of problems involving longitudinal outcomes. Simulation studies are performed to explore the finite-sample properties of the proposed method, which is also illustrated through analysis of data collected in 3 phase II clinical trials testing the antiretroviral drug efavirenz.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
  • Biostatistics
  • Drug Resistance, Viral / genetics*
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • HIV Infections / virology*
  • HIV-1 / drug effects
  • HIV-1 / genetics
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Mutation*
  • Viral Load