Individual response to treatment: is it a valid assumption?

被引:110
作者
Senn, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Glasgow, Dept Stat, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland
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BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2004年 / 329卷 / 7472期
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10.1136/bmj.329.7472.966
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
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.
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