http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/05/avandia_debate_disclosing_tria/ News, Comment and Conversation Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:06:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/05/avandia_debate_disclosing_tria/#comment-3469 Laurie Wed, 23 May 2007 16:55:49 +0000 http://plt.starledger.webfactional.com/2007/05/avandia_debate_disclosing_tria/#comment-3469 “But we knew that when starting this, by putting the data in the public, many things could happen, some of which could be trouble.” OK, that statement says it all!! Clinical trials can be interpreted in so many ways. Bad signals can be ignored if that specific trial isn't "looking" for that problem. I think we're seeing the evidence of that happening with Avandia. Just because your not looking for a problem, doesn't change the fact that one exisits. Good for Dr. Nissen for looking beyond the obvious conclusion of a trial, conducted to get a drug to market. “But we knew that when starting this, by putting the data in the public, many things could happen, some of which could be trouble.”
OK, that statement says it all!! Clinical trials can be interpreted in so many ways. Bad signals can be ignored if that specific trial isn’t “looking” for that problem. I think we’re seeing the evidence of that happening with Avandia. Just because your not looking for a problem, doesn’t change the fact that one exisits.
Good for Dr. Nissen for looking beyond the obvious conclusion of a trial, conducted to get a drug to market.

]]>