Designing clinical trials that adapt midstream is billed as a cure for drug development blues, one that can save time, money and improve patients' lives. Are these new designs safe and effective or an expensive gimmick?
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Scott, C., Baker, M. Overhauling clinical trials. Nat Biotechnol 25, 287–292 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0307-287
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