Maximum likelihood estimation for the semi-parametric joint modeling of competing risks and (multivariate) longitudinal data applying customized linear scan algorithms, proposed by Li and colleagues (2022) <doi:10.1155/2022/1362913>. 
             The time-to-event data is modelled using a (cause-specific) Cox proportional hazards regression model with time-fixed covariates. The longitudinal 
             outcome is modelled using a linear mixed effects model. The association is captured by shared random effects. The model 
             is estimated using an Expectation Maximization algorithm.
| Version: | 1.5.2 | 
| Depends: | R (≥ 3.5.0), survival, utils, MASS, statmod, magrittr | 
| Imports: | Rcpp (≥ 1.0.7), dplyr, nlme, caret, timeROC, future, future.apply | 
| LinkingTo: | Rcpp, RcppEigen | 
| Suggests: | testthat (≥ 3.0.0), spelling | 
| Published: | 2025-10-18 | 
| DOI: | 10.32614/CRAN.package.FastJM | 
| Author: | Shanpeng Li [aut, cre],
  Ning Li [ctb],
  Hong Wang [ctb],
  Jin Zhou [ctb],
  Hua Zhou [ctb],
  Gang Li [ctb] | 
| Maintainer: | Shanpeng Li  <lishanpeng0913 at ucla.edu> | 
| License: | GPL (≥ 3) | 
| NeedsCompilation: | yes | 
| Language: | en-US | 
| Materials: | README, NEWS | 
| CRAN checks: | FastJM results |