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EPISODE · Jan 6, 2017 · 13 MIN

Surrogate outcomes distorting medicine

from Medicine and Science from The BMJ · host The BMJ

Surrogate endpoints are commonly used in clinical trials to get quicker results, however Michael Baum, emeritus professor at University College London, worries that by not focusing on real outcomes - length of life, and quality of life - that these are being used to justify expensive treatments which may not benefit patients. Read the full analysis: http://www.bmj.com/content/355/bmj.i6286

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