Targeted Data Fusion for Causal Survival Analysis Under Distribution Shift

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2501.18798v2
• Date: Thu, 15 May 2025 00:48:30 GMT
• Title: Targeted Data Fusion for Causal Survival Analysis Under Distribution Shift
• Authors: Yi Liu, Alexander W. Levis, Ke Zhu, Shu Yang, Peter B. Gilbert, Larry Han,
• Abstract summary: Causal inference across multiple data sources offers a promising avenue to enhance the generalizability and replicability of scientific findings.<n>Existing approaches fail to address the unique challenges of survival analysis, such as censoring and the integration of discrete and continuous time.<n>We propose two novel methods for estimating target site-specific causal effects in multi-source settings.
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• Abstract: Causal inference across multiple data sources offers a promising avenue to enhance the generalizability and replicability of scientific findings. However, data integration methods for time-to-event outcomes, common in biomedical research, are underdeveloped. Existing approaches focus on binary or continuous outcomes but fail to address the unique challenges of survival analysis, such as censoring and the integration of discrete and continuous time. To bridge this gap, we propose two novel methods for estimating target site-specific causal effects in multi-source settings. First, we develop a semiparametric efficient estimator for settings where individual-level data can be shared across sites. Second, we introduce a federated learning framework designed for privacy-constrained environments, which dynamically reweights source-specific contributions to account for discrepancies with the target population. Both methods leverage flexible, nonparametric machine learning models to improve robustness and efficiency. We illustrate the utility of our approaches through simulation studies and an application to multi-site randomized trials of monoclonal neutralizing antibodies for HIV-1 prevention, conducted among cisgender men and transgender persons in the United States, Brazil, Peru, and Switzerland, as well as among women in sub-Saharan Africa. Our findings underscore the potential of these methods to enable efficient, privacy-preserving causal inference for time-to-event outcomes under distribution shift.

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