Individual response to treatment: Is it a valid assumption?

Stephen Senn

doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7472.966

Individual response to treatment: Is it a valid assumption?

Stephen Senn^*

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Abstract

Most drug trials assume that patients respond consistently to treatment, but the assumption is rarely tested. If patients vary randomly in their response to a drug rather than some patients never responding, searches for a genetic basis for non-response are futile.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	966
Number of pages	1
Journal	The BMJ
Volume	329
Issue number	7472
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.329.7472.966
Publication status	Published - 23 Oct 2004
Externally published	Yes

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