A PLEA TO PROVIDE BEST EVIDENCE IN TRIALS UNDER SAMPLE-SIZE RESTRICTIONS: THE EXAMPLE OF PIOGLITAZONE TO RESOLVE LEUKOPLAKIA AND ERYTHROPLAKIA IN FANCONI ANEMIA PATIENTS

A plea to provide best evidence in trials under sample-size restrictions: the example of pioglitazone to resolve leukoplakia and erythroplakia in Fanconi anemia patients

Abstract In planning a clinical trial for demonstrating the efficacy of pioglitazone to resolve leukoplakia and erythroplakia in Fanconi anemia patients we had to discuss the need for a randomized controlled trial particularly under sample-size restrictions as very promising results were available from a single-arm clinical trial.Unfortunately, at

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Models of good practice to enhance infectious disease care cascades among people who inject drugs: a qualitative study of interventions implemented in European settings

Abstract Background People who inject drugs (PWID) in Europe are at an increased risk of HIV/AIDS, chronic viral hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV), and tuberculosis (TB).We aimed to complement the evidence base on interventions optimising their care cascade with evidence from models of good practice (MoGPs) implemented in the EU/EEA and countries from

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