clinical trial
noun
: a scientifically controlled study of the safety and effectiveness of a therapeutic agent (such as a drug or vaccine) using consenting human subjects
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Last week, Eli Lilly announced positive results of its phase-3 clinical trials for its weekly insulin efsitora.
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 22 May 2024
But researchers have found that many clinical trials exclude the people of color who are often most affected by the diseases that drugs treat.
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To help fix that problem, Congress passed a law requiring companies to give the FDA their plans for diversifying clinical trials.
—John Wilkerson Reprints, STAT, 22 May 2024
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 22 May 2024
But researchers have found that many clinical trials exclude the people of color who are often most affected by the diseases that drugs treat.
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To help fix that problem, Congress passed a law requiring companies to give the FDA their plans for diversifying clinical trials.
—John Wilkerson Reprints, STAT, 22 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for clinical trial
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“Clinical trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clinical%20trial. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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