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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Morgans believes the current guidance was based on a flawed clinical trial.
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Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 21 May 2025
In Eli Lilly’s most recent Phase 3 clinical trial, patients who took the highest dose of orforglipron (36 milligrams) for 40 weeks:1
Lost an average of 16 pounds.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 20 May 2025
The approval comes after a clinical trial that saw 91.7% of positive tests using the Lumipulse G pTau217/ß-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio screening method revealing the presence of amyloid plaques, confirmed by PET or CSF test.
—Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 20 May 2025
The transplant was part of a clinical trial that Gill and Nassiri plan to continue, with the hope of adding bladders to the list of transplantable organs.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
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Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 21 May 2025
In Eli Lilly’s most recent Phase 3 clinical trial, patients who took the highest dose of orforglipron (36 milligrams) for 40 weeks:1
Lost an average of 16 pounds.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 20 May 2025
The approval comes after a clinical trial that saw 91.7% of positive tests using the Lumipulse G pTau217/ß-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio screening method revealing the presence of amyloid plaques, confirmed by PET or CSF test.
—Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 20 May 2025
The transplant was part of a clinical trial that Gill and Nassiri plan to continue, with the hope of adding bladders to the list of transplantable organs.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
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“Clinical trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clinical%20trial. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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