Advances in clinical trial design: Weaving tomorrow’s TB treatments
Christian Lienhardt, Andrew Nunn, Richard E. Chaisson, Andrew Vernon, Matteo Zignol, Payam Nahid, Éric Delaporte, Tereza Kasaeva
Abstract
The development process for new tuberculosis (TB) regimens remains slow and costly. In this concluding paper of the PLOS Medicine Special Collection, we highlight the key suggestions made at a WHO Technical Consultation on "Advances in Clinical Trial Design for Development of New TB Treatments" held in 2018 to address this challenge.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineClinical trialWeavingTuberculosisEngineeringInternal medicinePathologyMechanical engineeringTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyPharmaceutical studies and practicesBiosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods