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Comment
. 2012 Jan 1;18(1):3-5.
doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-2586. Epub 2011 Nov 9.

The importance of doing trials right while doing the right trials

David M Dilts  1 , Steven K Cheng
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Comment

The importance of doing trials right while doing the right trials

David M Dilts et al. Clin Cancer Res. .

Abstract

Effort is being expended in investigating efficiency measures (i.e., doing trials right) through achievement of accrual and endpoint goals for clinical trials. It is time to assess the impact of such trials on meeting the critical needs of cancer patients by establishing effectiveness measures (i.e., doing the right trials).

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