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Cancer drug trials used for regulatory approval are at risk of bias

Cancer drug trials used for regulatory approval are at risk of bias

FromThe BMJ Podcast


Cancer drug trials used for regulatory approval are at risk of bias

FromThe BMJ Podcast

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Sep 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Around half of trials that supported new cancer drug approvals in Europe between 2014 and 2016 were judged to be at high risk of bias, in a new study.

Huseyin Naci,assistant professor of health policy a the London School of Economics joins us to talk about why potential bias may mean potential exaggeration of treatment effects, and could be costing our health systems a great deal of money.

Read the full research:
https://www.bmj.com/content/366/bmj.l5221

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https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bmj-podcast/id283916558?mt=2&app=podcast
Released:
Sep 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.