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A cancer trial scandal and its regulatory backlash

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Regulatory fallout from a scandal surrounding the fabrication of data used to support a molecular test in a Duke University cancer trial is exacting an unjustifiable toll not only on health economics but also on patient lives.

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  1. Razelle Kurzrock is at the University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center, San Diego, California, USA,

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  2. Hagop Kantarjian is at the Department of Leukemia, D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA,

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  3. David J. Stewart is at the Division of Medical Oncology, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.,

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R.K. received a Merck Honorarium ($3,500). D.J.S. has been a consultant for various firms, including the Frankel Group, Aligh2Action, Amgen, Roche Canada, Boehringer Ingelheim Canada and Guidepoint Global; has been a speaker at events sponsored by Pfizer Canada, AstraZeneca Taiwan and Ventana; and has been supported by grants to his institution from AstraZeneca, Roche Canada and Pfizer. None of foregoing for D.J.S. is related to the present work.

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Kurzrock, R., Kantarjian, H. & Stewart, D. A cancer trial scandal and its regulatory backlash. Nat Biotechnol 32, 27–31 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2792

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