Patient-Funded Trials: Opportunity or Liability?

Cell Stem Cell 17 (2):135-137 (2015)
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Abstract

Patient-funded trials are gaining traction as a means of accelerating clinical translation. However, such trials sidestep mechanisms that promote rigor, relevance, efficiency, and fairness. We recommend that funding bodies or research institutions establish mechanisms for merit review of patient-funded trials, and we offer some basic criteria for evaluating PFT protocols

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Alex John London
Carnegie Mellon University
Danielle M. Wenner
Carnegie Mellon University

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