The (Non-COVID) Clinical Trial Hits And Misses Of 2020

Putting aside the coronavirus pandemic for a while, and turning to industry’s more bread and butter R&D activities, Scrip takes a look at the industry’s biggest clinical trial hits and misses of the year.    

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No one wants a Phase III failure but they are a sad fact of pharma life, and sometimes even a disaster. Here are five of the more painful disappointments met with in 2020.

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