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First hearing-disorder drugs stumble

Clinical trial failures of two drugs for hearing loss and tinnitus underscore pitfalls for a nascent area of drug development, but lessons learned may help in navigating the uncharted path to approval.

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Kingwell, K. First hearing-disorder drugs stumble. Nat Rev Drug Discov 15, 733–735 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd.2016.222

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