# dsSurvival and survival analysis

**URL:** <https://datashield.discourse.group/t/dssurvival-and-survival-analysis/1389>\
**Category:** Statistical development\
**Created:** [27 November 2025 07:56 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/dssurvival-and-survival-analysis/1389 "2025-11-27T07:56:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![tlaurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@tlaurent](https://datashield.discourse.group/u/tlaurent)\
**Post date:** [27 November 2025 07:56 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/dssurvival-and-survival-analysis/1389/1 "2025-11-27T07:56:51Z")

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Hi everyone,

I am new to DataSHIELD and am currently setting up a project where I need to perform survival analyses (specifically Cox regression and Kaplan-Meier curves).

I came across the `dsSurvival` package, but I noticed on GitHub that the last commit was over 2 years ago, which suggests it might be inactive. I attempted to install it on my servers, but I am unable to get the functions to work properly.

However, while searching the forum, I found a mention stating: _“dsSurvival 2.3 release soon with inclusion of some function from Nadja.”_

Could anyone shed some light on the current status of survival analysis in DataSHIELD?

1. Is the v2.3 release still planned, and do we have an estimated timeline for it?

2. Is there currently a recommended alternative package or method for running Cox/KM models?

3. Alternatively, should the current GitHub version of `dsSurvival` be functional, implying I might have made an installation error on my side?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much!

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**Author:** ![nadja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/34f0e0/32.png) [@nadja](https://datashield.discourse.group/u/nadja)\
**Post date:** [27 November 2025 11:33 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/dssurvival-and-survival-analysis/1389/2 "2025-11-27T11:33:10Z")

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Hi Tristan,

welcome to DataSHIELD 🙂

1. dsSurvival is no longer continued by its original creator but is available via the DataSHIELD repository: [dsSurvivalClient/R at v2.3.0-dev · datashield/dsSurvivalClient · GitHub](https://github.com/datashield/dsSurvivalClient/tree/v2.3.0-dev/R)

2. No, dsSurvival is the package you’re looking for 🙂

3. With the 2.3 version, quite a few problems were solved by Demetris, Stuart, et al. 😉. So you could try your code using that version. If you could show us your code, we might be able to help as well.

Best, Nadja

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**Author:** ![yannick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/datashield.discourse.group/yannick/32/19_2.png) [@yannick](https://datashield.discourse.group/u/yannick)\
**Post date:** [27 November 2025 12:01 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/dssurvival-and-survival-analysis/1389/3 "2025-11-27T12:01:06Z")

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Hello,

dsSurvival is also available on opal-demo server: it includes the SURVIVAL project with datasets that are relevant to demo the survival analysis.

> **[Opal](https://opal-demo.obiba.org/)**
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> OBiBa data repository

The profile “lemon-donkey” includes dsSurvival 2.1.3.

Cheers  
Yannick