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embraceR

CRAN status Lifecycle: experimental License: MIT Data: Restricted

A comprehensive R package for processing and analyzing data from EMBRACE-I and EMBRACE-II studies in gynecological oncology.

Overview

embraceR streamlines the analysis of clinical outcomes data from the EMBRACE studies (Image-guided intensity-modulated External beam radiochemotherapy and MRI-based adaptive BRAchytherapy in locally advanced CErvical cancer). It provides standardized workflows and ensures consistent analysis approaches across research projects.

⚠️ Data Access

This package contains analysis code only - no study data is included. Data access provided to participating centers and researchers upon request.

Installation 

# Install from GitHub
if (!require("devtools")) install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("steecker/embraceR")

Key Features

Data Processing

  • Standardized data loading for EMBRACE I & II
  • Automated cleaning and transformation
  • Consistent variable naming conventions

Clinical Analysis

  • Disease control endpoints
  • Survival analysis tools
  • Treatment response assessment
  • Morbidity tracking

Quality of Life

  • EORTC questionnaire analysis
  • Side effects monitoring
  • Long-term follow-up tools

Reporting

  • Summary statistics generation
  • Excel report creation
  • Comparative outcome tables

Usage 

library(embraceR)

# Load and process EMBRACE II data
data <- load_embrace_ii(
  file_path = "path/to/emii.xlsx",
  file_path_eqd2 = "path/to/emii_eqd2.xlsx"
)

Dependencies

Core

  • dplyr - Data manipulation
  • tidyr - Data tidying
  • purrr - Functional programming

Data Import/Export

Analysis & Utilities