Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment [E] » Therapeutics [E02] » Therapies, Investigational » Compassionate Use Trials
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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment [E] » Investigative Techniques [E05] » Evaluation Studies as Topic » Drug Approval » Compassionate Use Trials
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Providing an investigational therapy to a patient who is not eligible to receive that therapy in a clinical trial, but who has a serious or life-threatening illness for which other treatments are not available. Compassionate use trials allow patients to receive promising but not yet fully studied or approved therapies when no other treatment option exists. Also called expanded access trial. MeSH
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