Four-parameter paired response curve for serial dilution assays

J Biopharm Stat. 2021 Sep 3;31(5):634-649. doi: 10.1080/10543406.2021.1931271. Epub 2021 Jun 7.

Abstract

Newer immunoassay platforms offer improved signal-to-noise ratio but are more expensive. Thus, it is more cost efficient to perform these assays at a few selected, rather than a full series of, sample dilutions. We propose a new four-parameter paired response curve to model the relationship between assay outcomes from two sample dilutions and study likelihood-based inference. Given a fitted paired response curve, we can predict assay outcomes for de novo dilutions of samples, which enables cross-protocol comparison of immune response biomarkers even when different protocols use different sample dilutions. Numerical studies on both simulated and real data are presented.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Biological Assay*
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay
  • Likelihood Functions