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PHASE III CLINICAL TRIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA
Synonyms:
phase III; phase III clinical trial
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("phase III clinical trial" is a kind of...):
clinical test; clinical trial (a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use)
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