Statistical controversies in clinical research: prognostic gene signatures are not (yet) useful in clinical practice.

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Published in Ann Oncol on September 15, 2016

Authors

S Michiels1,2, N Ternès3,2, F Rotolo3,2

Author Affiliations

1: Gustave Roussy, Service de Biostatistique et d'Epidémiologie, Villejuif stefan.michiels@gustaveroussy.fr.
2: Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Sud, UVSQ, CESP, INSERM U1018, Villejuif, France.
3: Gustave Roussy, Service de Biostatistique et d'Epidémiologie, Villejuif.

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