Strategy for randomised clinical trials in rare cancers
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Strategy for randomised clinical trials in rare cancers
Abstract
Proving that a new treatment is more effective than current treatment can be difficult for rare conditions. Data from small randomised trials could, however, be made more robust by taking other related research into account
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