Appendix D — Contributions

Authors

Affiliation

Effort	Individual Contribution	Contributions by others (who, what, how much)
Conception	20%	Original questions/hypotheses around the reliability and sensitivity of the RECIST scale were posited by Dr. Ursula-Kunz. PC followed up with more specific questions and analyses.
Field Work	100%	Data for meta-analyses were collected by PC. Data from clinical trials was already available through a partner company, Transcelerate™.
Data Evaluation	100%	All analyses were planned and performed by PC as well as the production of tables and figures.
Manuscript	95%	Dr. Ursula-Kunz provided feedback on sections of the thesis. Mostafa Nasr also provided feedback on drafts.

Elements of skeleton code for this thesis were generated using ChatGPT 4.1 and Claude Sonnet 3.7. The text of this thesis was likewise edited with the assistance of these AI tools, which provided suggestions and improvements to writing style throughout the writing process. All analyses and interpretations performed in this thesis, however, are my own.

I have written this thesis on my own without any other resources than those specified. The electronic and printed versions of this thesis are identical in terms of content, but formatting may differ. I have not submitted this thesis nor any part of it in any other examination procedure.