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Aug 11, 2012 09:51
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This study is a Phase 3/4, multicenter, randomized, ....etc
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What does 3/4 refer to in this context?
Does it means Phase 3 (out of the four phases of the clinical trial?)
Does it means Phase 3 (out of the four phases of the clinical trial?)
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Peter Skipp
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Could mean either 1. Phase 3 PLUS Phase 4, or 2. an intermediate stage
Without context, it is impossible to be more certain. The oblique sign (the "/") used to indicate either/or, but is now used more and more to indicate the phrase "as well as".
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Note added at 7 mins (2012-08-11 09:59:12 GMT)
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So:
- either a study which involves both Stage 3 and Stage 4
- or a study which centres on an intermediate stage between Stage 3 and Stage 4 ("Stage 3.5", so to speak)
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Note added at 7 mins (2012-08-11 09:59:12 GMT)
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So:
- either a study which involves both Stage 3 and Stage 4
- or a study which centres on an intermediate stage between Stage 3 and Stage 4 ("Stage 3.5", so to speak)
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B D Finch
: Or, indeed, three quarters!
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Ashutosh Mitra
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Thank you!
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Phong Le
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Thank you!
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Catherine Butler
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Thank you, Catherine. Question now closed and reformulated elsewhere, but thanks anyway!
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