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Editorial
. 2025 Jul 4;30(7):oyae252.
doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyae252.

Clinical trial results: each patient's participation should count

William D Figg  1 , Susan E Bates  2   3
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Editorial

Clinical trial results: each patient's participation should count

William D Figg et al. Oncologist. .

Abstract

This editorial addresses concerns about published clinical trial results of a study on homeopathic treatment for non–small cell lung cancer.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors indicated no financial relationships. S.E.B., Editor-in-Chief of The Oncologist, was the editor of the Clinical Trial Results (CTR) section when the manuscript by Frass et al, was submitted and published. She recused herself from the initial re-review of the manuscript, which was instead conducted by multiple subject-matter experts.

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