Pharmalot... Pharmalittle... Good Morning

Rise and shine, everyone, another day is on the way. Although, this will be an abbreviated session: we will be rolling in the sidewalks a bit early due to the holiday on this side of the pond. Already, it appears somewhat quiet, yes? Just the same, we intend to keep busy as we prepare for the days ahead and trust some of you will be doing the same. So please join us a for cup of stimulation as we dig in. Meanwhile, we do hope you enjoy the day off tomorrow. A day of rest once in a while is a good thing. See you soon...

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1 Comment

Jul 3, 2012 - 8:46am
Here's an equally plausible reason for not reporting the primary endpoints at interim: the study was powered for x number of patients treated for y number months. To date fewer patients have been treated for less time, and that once the study is completed we will see statistically significant data for the primary outcome measures.

On the other hand I think that there is little bang for the buck on publically reporting success on secondary endpoints. Raises more questions than answers. Makes me yearn for the days when we reported nary a single data point to the public until the NDA was approved, and sometimes even we didn't know when that would occur.