Stopping clinical trials early

sea-maid submitted, created time 7 months 6 days (www.bmj.com)

Should we be worried about an apparent rise in the number of clinical trials now being stopped early because the results are so good? Margaret McCartney asks how convincing should results be before trials are halted - and what the implications are for patients.

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FDA to vet embryonic stem cells’ safety

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Investors, biotech companies and other stem-cell stakeholders are meeting in Gaithersburg, Maryland, this week for FDA’s first public hearing on the safety of therapies that use human embryonic stem cells.

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