A literature review and reflection on clinical trials: current challenges, future directions, and potential strategies to overcome practical barriers.
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- 10.21037/actr-25-132
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- 2026 Apr 25
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- AME clinical trials review
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BibTeX
@article{allodium:10.21037/actr-25-132,
title = {A literature review and reflection on clinical trials: current challenges, future directions, and potential strategies to overcome practical barriers.},
author = {Zhang K and Lampridis S and Simone CB 2nd and Negoi I and Peng Y and Shang B and Lin Y and Cheng Y and Yang F and Shelat VG and Kalantar-Zadeh K},
year = {2026},
journal = {AME clinical trials review},
doi = {10.21037/actr-25-132},
url = {https://doi.org/10.21037/actr-25-132}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - A literature review and reflection on clinical trials: current challenges, future directions, and potential strategies to overcome practical barriers. AU - Zhang K AU - Lampridis S AU - Simone CB 2nd AU - Negoi I AU - Peng Y AU - Shang B AU - Lin Y AU - Cheng Y AU - Yang F AU - Shelat VG AU - Kalantar-Zadeh K PY - 2026 JO - AME clinical trials review DO - 10.21037/actr-25-132 UR - https://doi.org/10.21037/actr-25-132 ER -
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K, Z., S, L., 2nd, S. C., I, N., Y, P., B, S., Y, L., Y, C., F, Y., VG, S., & K, K. (2026). A literature review and reflection on clinical trials: current challenges, future directions, and potential strategies to overcome practical barriers.. AME clinical trials review. https://doi.org/10.21037/actr-25-132
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- pubmed · retrieved 2026-11-10T09:52:49.146Z