Clinical trial designs for predictive biomarker validation: theoretical considerations and practical challenges.

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Published in J Clin Oncol on July 13, 2009

Authors

Sumithra J Mandrekar1, Daniel J Sargent

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1: Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. mandrekar.sumithra@mayo.edu

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