Reevaluating Eligibility Criteria — Balancing Patient Protection and Participation in Oncology Trials
- 20 April 2017
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 376 (16), 1504-1505
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp1615879
Abstract
Specific patient populations are often excluded from oncology trials without clear reasons, which renders results less clearly applicable to all patients. A more logical approach would be to study safety in a broad population and modify criteria as knowledge emerges.Keywords
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