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Re:When Dying Patients Want Unproven Drugs by paulpauper on Monday June 19, 2023 @01:04PM (#36393526)
and the treatment that is most likely to cure it is still stuck in clinical trials.

it seems like you are contradicting yourself. if it's likely to cure, then that would be borne out by the trial? And then it would be rushed for approval. The vast, vast majority of clinal trials for cancer are unsuccessful. A 'successful' drug may add a few months of life vs placebo at a cost of $10k or more per month.

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Re:When Dying Patients Want Unproven Drugs by Mattasher on Monday June 19, 2023 @01:11PM (#36393642)
> if it's likely to cure, then that would be borne out by the trial? And then it would be rushed for approval.

I'm not sure you know how long these things take, even when they work well.

Also, the failure to show a positive clinical effect in a trial mean one doesn't exist, especially at the individual level.

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