New treatments compared to established treatments in randomized trials (Review)

Background The proportion of proposed new treatments that are 'successful' is of ethical, scientific, and public importance. We investigated how often new, experimental treatments evaluated in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are superior to established treatments. Objectives Our main...

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Main Authors: Djulbegovic, B. (Author), Kumar, A. (Author), Glasziou, P.P (Author), Perera, R. (Author), Reljic, T. (Author), Dent, Louise (Author), Raftery, J. (Author), Johansen, M. (Author), Di Tanna, G.L (Author), Miladinovic, B. (Author), Soares, H.P (Author), Vist, G.E (Author), Chalmers, I. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2012-10-17.
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