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Surrogate outcomes distorting medicine

Surrogate outcomes distorting medicine

Medicine and Science from The BMJ

January 6, 201713m 46s

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Show Notes

Surrogate endpoints are commonly used in clinical trials to get quicker results, however Michael Baum, emeritus professor at University College London, worries that by not focusing on real outcomes - length of life, and quality of life - that these are being used to justify expensive treatments which may not benefit patients. Read the full analysis:

http://www.bmj.com/content/355/bmj.i6286