Clinical Trial Research

Study results from National Institutes of Health update understanding of clinical trial research

Published in Cancer Weekly, June 10th, 2008

"Response assessment and design of clinical trials require careful consideration of many factors, especially as validated response criteria can ultimately lead to the approval of an anticancer agent," investigators in the United States report.

"Current anatomic imaging criteria are difficult to apply for evaluation of certain types of tumors, including soft tissue sarcomas. The emergence of new molecular imaging techniques, such as 64-slice computed tomography scanners and dynamic contrast magnetic resonance imaging, provide complementary information to conventional anatomical imaging. Currently the U. S. National Cancer Institute and the U. S. Food and Drug...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-06-10)

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