ATLAS Trial Design Blamed For Missing Data On Xarelto ACS Use
Executive Summary
Some members of FDA’s Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee questioned whether the high rate of study dropouts and consent withdrawals in rivaroxaban’s pivotal trial for acute coronary syndromes resulted from elements of the trial’s design, including patient consent and follow-up procedures and the primary analysis.
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