Craig Morgan outlines why comparator clinical trials are useful and provides points to consider to ensure the best outcome. In clinical trials, a comparator drug (defined as ‘an investigational ...

SATs lack results from control patients. Therefore, to help contextualise study findings, external comparator arms (ECAs) can be employed, which compile data from external sources, such as patient ...

Design Active comparator, new user cohort study. Setting Primary care practices contributing data to the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink linked to the Hospital Episodes Statistics Admitted ...

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A study comparing GLP-1 users to others on antidiabetic drugs showed no added risk once confounders were accounted for.

The pCR was 37.3% (95% CI, 33.2-41.6) in the durvalumab arm and 27.5% (95% CI, 23.8-31.6) in the comparator arm.

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