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Editorial

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 5, 525 (1 July 2006) | doi:10.1038/nrd2102

Keeping sight of the goal

The call by the World Health Organization for all clinical trials to be registered, and for information to be fully disclosed at the time of registration, has antagonized the pharmaceutical industry. More pragmatism could be needed if the important initiative to improve the transparency of clinical research is to maintain momentum.