Neoadjuvant clinical trials provide a window of opportunity for cancer drug discovery.

Marron, Thomas U; Galsky, Matthew D; Taouli, Bachir; Fiel, Maria Isabel; Ward, Stephen; Kim, Edward; Yankelevitz, David; Doroshow, Deborah et al. · Nat Med · 2022

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Abstract

Window-of-opportunity trials, during which patients receive short-duration pre-surgical therapies, provide a platform for understanding the therapies’ mechanisms of action, but will require a paradigm shift in trial design, specimen collection and analysis.

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