An evaluation of culture results during treatment for tuberculosis as surrogate endpoints for treatment failure and relapse.

It is widely acknowledged that new regimens are urgently needed for the treatment of tuberculosis. The primary endpoint in the Phase III trials is a composite outcome of failure at the end of treatment or relapse after stopping treatment. Such trials are usually both long and expensive. Valid surrog...

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Main Authors: Patrick P J Phillips, Katherine Fielding, Andrew J Nunn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0063840&type=printable
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