Tag Archives: clinical trials

Telling the FDA What I Think About ALS Drug Trials

As readers of this  blog know, I have taken issue with a number of things related to how ALS drug trials are run. Some people at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) read my blog and the comments to them. … Continue reading

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Let’s Broaden ALS Research to Help Patients

If you like this blog, pass it on to your friends. Let’s keep the conversation going. ALS clinical trials are usually quite narrow. They test one device or drug only, and exclude people who are already participating in another trial. … Continue reading

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Fast-Tracking Cancer Drugs: The Back Story and The Future

If you like this blog, send it to 3 (or more) of your friends and encourage them to sign up. Let’s keep the conversation going! In a previous blog post, I tried to explain the importance of understanding what was … Continue reading

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People’s Lives as the Endpoints of Medical Research – Now There’s An Nifty Idea

If you like this blog, send it to 3 (or more) of your friends and encourage them to sign up. Let’s keep the conversation going! A little history, from a breast cancer perspective During my time at Breast Cancer Action, … Continue reading

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That’s why they call them “trials”

If you like this blog, send it to 3 (or more) of your friends and encourage them to sign up. Let’s keep the conversation going! Given the times we seem to be in, maybe you’re thinking you’re about to read … Continue reading

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