The harms of early cessation of trials on systematic reviews - Authors' reply

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¹ Clinical Research Unit, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands.
² Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands.
³ Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands. Electronic address: m.g.besselink@amc.nl.

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Marcel G Dijkgraaf et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Sep.

. 2019 Sep;4(9):667-668.

doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30228-6.

¹ Clinical Research Unit, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands.
² Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands.
³ Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands. Electronic address: m.g.besselink@amc.nl.

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Laparoscopic versus open pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic or periampullary tumours (LEOPARD-2): a multicentre, patient-blinded, randomised controlled phase 2/3 trial.
van Hilst J, de Rooij T, Bosscha K, Brinkman DJ, van Dieren S, Dijkgraaf MG, Gerhards MF, de Hingh IH, Karsten TM, Lips DJ, Luyer MD, Busch OR, Festen S, Besselink MG; Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group. van Hilst J, et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Mar;4(3):199-207. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30004-4. Epub 2019 Jan 24. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019. PMID: 30685489 Clinical Trial.
The harms of early cessation of trials on systematic reviews.
Fairfield CJ, Connor S, Harrison EM, Wigmore SJ. Fairfield CJ, et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Sep;4(9):667. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30192-X. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019. PMID: 31387730 No abstract available.