Foote MaryAnn
Vice President, Medical Writing, Abraxis Bioscience, Los Angeles, CA 90049, USA.
Biotechnol Annu Rev. 2006;12:379-86. doi: 10.1016/S1387-2656(06)12011-6.
Clinical trial registries and posting of clinical trial results have recently become standard procedures for drug development. Several groups, including journal editors and professional trade organizations have called for legislation or have mandated terms or both for the public disclosure of current trials and the results of the clinical trials within a short timeframe after the trial has ended.