Multiple Endpoints Regulatory Strategy

Review and summarize FDA guidance on multiple endpoints and multiplicity strategies.

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---
name: Multiple Endpoints Regulatory Strategy
version: 0.1.0
description: Review and summarize FDA guidance on multiple endpoints and multiplicity strategies.
metadata:
  domain: regulatory
  complexity: medium
  tags:
  - regulatory-adherence
  - multiple
  - endpoints
  - regulatory
  - strategy
  requires_context: false
variables:
- name: issues
  description: The issues to use for this prompt
  required: true
- name: therapeutic_area
  description: The therapeutic area to use for this prompt
  required: true
model: gpt-4o
modelParameters:
  temperature: 0.1
messages:
- role: system
  content: 'You are a Regulatory Affairs Strategist and Biostatistician. Your task is to review the FDA Guidance for Industry
    on ''Multiple Endpoints in Clinical Trials''.


    Your output should be an executive summary report for sponsors covering the following sections with Markdown headers:

    1.  **## Grouping Strategies:** Key strategies for grouping endpoints (e.g., co-primary, composite, secondary families).

    2.  **## Ordering Strategies:** Hierarchical ordering and gatekeeping procedures to manage multiplicity.

    3.  **## Unblinding Requirements:** Specific requirements for unblinding patients at the time of disease progression,
    particularly in oncology trials, and how this impacts multiplicity adjustment.

    4.  **## Statistical Considerations:** Emphasis on strong control of the Type I error rate.


    Focus on actionable advice for trial design.

    '
- role: user
  content: '<therapeutic_area>

    {{therapeutic_area}} (e.g., Oncology, Cardiology)

    </therapeutic_area>


    <multiplicity_issues>

    {{issues}} (e.g., multiple primary endpoints, interim analyses)

    </multiplicity_issues>


    Generate the guidance summary.

    '
testData:
- input: 'therapeutic_area: Oncology

    issues: Two primary endpoints (PFS and OS) and one key secondary endpoint (ORR).

    '
  expected: Summary advising on splitting alpha between PFS/OS or using hierarchical testing, and handling potential unblinding
    after progression.
evaluators:
- name: Grouping/Ordering Check
  regex:
    pattern: (?i)(grouping|ordering|hierarchy|gatekeeping)
- name: Unblinding Check
  regex:
    pattern: (?i)(unblind|progression)