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I don't know enough about the area to be able to interpret this seemingly rather important sentence: > word has just come out that the study has been terminate

I don't know enough about the area to be able to interpret this seemingly rather important sentence: > word has just come out that the study has been terminated with only about a third of its patients enrolled. Was the study terminated because they couldn't find sufficient guinea-pigs? Or was the study terminated for other reasons before recuitment was complete?

SiempreViernes 7y ago
Well, the title of the linked article is "Biogen axes phase 2 study of lung-scarring med due to 'safety concerns'"
refurb 7y ago
There can be a lot of reasons why a study is terminated before they hit full enrollment. They might be looking for very specific types of patients that are just really hard to find. Or, there may be plenty of patients out there, but the consensus is that the likelihood of the drug working is so low that doctors are recommending to patients they don’t enroll. I’m guessing it’s the 2nd and it’s just another nail in the coffin for this program as clinical trial delays add a ton of costs.