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Barbara Kram, Editor | October 11, 2006
Furthermore, as an early indicator of clinical benefit, FDG-PET may also facilitate oncologic drug development by shortening Phase II trials and detecting clinical benefit earlier in Phase III investigations. The availability of such a sensitive measurement could streamline clinical trials of therapeutic drugs for lung cancer and, hence, accelerate new drug approvals.
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