Adaptive versus fixed designs in confirmatory clinical trials: centering the choice on ethics.

Baas S, Pin L, Robertson DS, Bretz F, Cho HJ, Flight L, van der Graaf R, Graham M, Jacko P, Jaki T, Kimmelman J, Manfrin A, Milne R, Mozgunov P, Pallmann P, Parke T, Parmar MKB, Pirard V, Sahan K, Singh JA, Tom BDM, Whittaker JC, Wozniak K, Wright D, Zheng H, London AJ, Sheehan M, Villar SS

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DOI: 10.1177/17407745261468001
Published: 2026 Aug 4
Container: Clinical trials (London, England)
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@article{allodium:10.1177/17407745261468001,
  title = {Adaptive versus fixed designs in confirmatory clinical trials: centering the choice on ethics.},
  author = {Baas S and Pin L and Robertson DS and Bretz F and Cho HJ and Flight L and van der Graaf R and Graham M and Jacko P and Jaki T and Kimmelman J and Manfrin A and Milne R and Mozgunov P and Pallmann P and Parke T and Parmar MKB and Pirard V and Sahan K and Singh JA and Tom BDM and Whittaker JC and Wozniak K and Wright D and Zheng H and London AJ and Sheehan M and Villar SS},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Clinical trials (London, England)},
  doi = {10.1177/17407745261468001},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/17407745261468001}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Adaptive versus fixed designs in confirmatory clinical trials: centering the choice on ethics.
AU  - Baas S
AU  - Pin L
AU  - Robertson DS
AU  - Bretz F
AU  - Cho HJ
AU  - Flight L
AU  - van der Graaf R
AU  - Graham M
AU  - Jacko P
AU  - Jaki T
AU  - Kimmelman J
AU  - Manfrin A
AU  - Milne R
AU  - Mozgunov P
AU  - Pallmann P
AU  - Parke T
AU  - Parmar MKB
AU  - Pirard V
AU  - Sahan K
AU  - Singh JA
AU  - Tom BDM
AU  - Whittaker JC
AU  - Wozniak K
AU  - Wright D
AU  - Zheng H
AU  - London AJ
AU  - Sheehan M
AU  - Villar SS
PY  - 2026
JO  - Clinical trials (London, England)
DO  - 10.1177/17407745261468001
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S, B., L, P., DS, R., F, B., HJ, C., L, F., R, V. D. G., M, G., P, J., T, J., J, K., A, M., R, M., P, M., P, P., T, P., MKB, P., V, P., K, S., JA, S., BDM, T., JC, W., K, W., D, W., H, Z., AJ, L., M, S., & SS, V. (2026). Adaptive versus fixed designs in confirmatory clinical trials: centering the choice on ethics.. Clinical trials (London, England). https://doi.org/10.1177/17407745261468001

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