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. 2002 Mar;20(3):105-9.
doi: 10.1016/s0167-7799(02)01881-4.

Using technology to address recruitment issues in the clinical trial process

Lara Marks  1 , Emmett Power
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Using technology to address recruitment issues in the clinical trial process

Lara Marks et al. Trends Biotechnol. 2002 Mar.

Abstract

It takes nearly ten years to get a drug through the discovery and development pipeline and onto the market; most of this time is spent in the clinical phase. Clinical development times vary widely from drug to drug, but a drug typically spends just over 6 years going through clinical trials and regulatory processes. At least 3 years of this time is spent recruiting patients. Every month by which the development process can be shortened is worth US $25 million in additional income for the average drug. Can the recruitment time be shortened?

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