clinical trial
noun
: a scientifically controlled study of the safety and effectiveness of a therapeutic agent (such as a drug or vaccine) using consenting human subjects
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Developing a new drug currently costs about $2.6 billion, takes 10 to 15 years, and only about 12% of drugs entering clinical trials eventually reach patients.
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Sally Pipes, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Without comprehensive data on prior COVID-19 infections, antibody responses and adverse events, researchers faced challenges designing clinical trials to predict how long immunity would last and optimize booster schedules.
—Dylan Thomas Doyle, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
That extension ran at 18 clinical trial sites in seven countries.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Without their work, the United States could lose out on the kinds of advances that now allow most children with cancer to grow up, said Dr. Lia Gore, an oncologist who conducts clinical trials at Children’s Hospital Colorado.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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Sally Pipes, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Without comprehensive data on prior COVID-19 infections, antibody responses and adverse events, researchers faced challenges designing clinical trials to predict how long immunity would last and optimize booster schedules.
—Dylan Thomas Doyle, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
That extension ran at 18 clinical trial sites in seven countries.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Without their work, the United States could lose out on the kinds of advances that now allow most children with cancer to grow up, said Dr. Lia Gore, an oncologist who conducts clinical trials at Children’s Hospital Colorado.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Clinical trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clinical%20trial. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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