Sensitivity of male reproductive endpoints in nonhuman primate toxicity studies: A statistical power analysis

Autor: Gregg D. Cappon, Mark E. Hurtt, David M. Potter, C.M. Luetjens, Christopher J. Bowman, Gerhard F. Weinbauer
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Reproductive Toxicology. 41:67-72
ISSN: 0890-6238
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2013.06.061
Popis: To determine the sensitivity of male reproductive toxicity endpoints in NHPs we performed a power analysis of routine and triggered endpoints using control data from sexually mature Asian and Mauritian NHPs. The power to detect a 50% change from control was 13-30% for male reproductive organ weights, ∼30% for testicular volume, 6-66% for seminal analyses and 10-78% for male hormones. Overall, male reproductive endpoints have poor power (less than 80%) to detect a 50% change from control with a group size of 3 monkeys. Confidently identifying adverse male reproductive effects with these endpoints would likely require specialized study designs with larger group sizes. Triggering of non-routine endpoints in cases where there is special concern for male reproductive toxicity is unlikely to increase sensitivity to detect adverse effects.
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