Cardiovascular Outcomes Trials Increasingly Complicated By Missing Data
Executive Summary
As regulators and payers alike look for sponsors to conduct large-scale cardiovascular outcomes trials in a variety of settings, the problem posed by missing data is a slippery slope, as recent FDA advisory committee reviews of Brilinta and Avandia showcase
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