Woodcock Warns Research Apparatus Could Be Overwhelmed If Coronavirus Trials Don’t Use Master Protocols
Executive Summary
CDER Director Janet Woodcock says researchers need to embrace pragmatic trial designs and compare multiple treatments at the same time rather than employ separate development programs.
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