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Nature Biotechnology 26, 480 (1 May 2008) | doi:10.1038/nbt0508-480

Courts deny Pfizer access

Trisha Gura

The legal wrangle between New York-based Pfizer and three prominent medical journals over the release of confidential peer-review documents, the outcome of which directly affects biotechs, ended with the integrity of the peer review process intact. Pfizer's demands to see confidential statements made on studies published by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) were rejected March 31.