The Ezetrol controversy exposes shortcomings of surrogate endpoints
May 2008
The Ezetrol controversy exposes shortcomings of surrogate endpoints.
Drugs are often approved, or used, based on their ability to change surrogate endpoints...blood pressure, lipids, serum glucose, etc.
These are often ASSUMED to reflect a drug's effectiveness.
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