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Nonevaluable patients in clinical cancer research
Author(s) -
Block Jerome B.,
Schneiderman Marvin,
Chalmers Thomas C.,
Lee Stephanie
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197509)36:3<1169::aid-cncr2820360352>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - medicine , clinical trial , cancer , clinical research , medical physics , selection (genetic algorithm) , patient data , intensive care medicine , artificial intelligence , database , computer science
Analysis of controlled and uncontrolled published papers in clinical cancer therapy has revealed differences in patient data handling, which may reflect both the inherent biases of patient selection for uncontrolled studies and the primary purpose of such studies. A distinction between drug‐data oriented research and patient oriented research was advanced to explain these results. If comparable results are to be developed, we urge controlled trials at all phases of treatment development.