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Article: Research and Markets : See these comprehensive strategies and tactics that improve patient recruitment and retention in clinical studies today.
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- March 7, 2005
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M2 PRESSWIRE-7 March 2005-Research and Markets: Research and Markets : See these comprehensive strategies and tactics that improve patient recruitment and retention in clinical studies today(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Patient recruitment and retention currently represents a critical bottleneck in clinical research and drug development. For example, in some cases, (e.g. breast cancer in the USA) the 'supply' of patients may be inadequate to fully assess all the drugs currently in the pipeline. Furthermore, clinical studies account for around half of the billion-dollar cost of drug development.
Clinical studies are also ...