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. 2015 Oct;14(10):663-4.
doi: 10.1038/nrd4725. Epub 2015 Aug 21.

Why is it hard to terminate failing projects in pharmaceutical R&D?

Richard W Peck  1 , Dennis W Lendrem  2 , Iain Grant  3 , B Clare Lendrem  2 , John D Isaacs  2
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Why is it hard to terminate failing projects in pharmaceutical R&D?

Richard W Peck et al. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2015 Oct.

Abstract

'Quick-kill' strategies in pharmaceutical research and development aim to reduce late-stage attrition by bringing project termination decisions forward, to an earlier point in the process. How can the barriers to implementing such strategies be overcome?

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