Modeling Heterogeneous Mediation Effects in Survival Analysis via an Interpretable M-Learner Framework
可解释 M 学习器框架下的生存分析异质性中介效应
Mediation analysis is a useful tool to evaluate surrogate endpoints in clinical trials. We propose a novel method, the M-survival learner, for estimating heterogeneous indirect treatment effects in the presence of censored outcomes. The proposed approach enables the identification of interpretable patient subgroups characterized by distinct mediation pathways. To distinguish heterogeneous from homogeneous mediation effects, we introduce a new statistical criterion…