Clinical Trial Start Dates for Cancer Drugs (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

Clinical Trial Start Dates for Cancer Drugs

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The median time lag between a cancer drug's first clinical trial in adults and its first clinical trial in children was 6.5 years (range, 0 to 27.7 years). Each line on this chart represents a different drug.

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Patrick Bibbins / Boston Children's Hospital

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