May 19, 2016
December 2015, Vol. 4, No. 6
Sample Size Calculation for Single-Arm Phase 2 Prostate Cancer Trials
Prostate cancer remains one of the major health issues for men worldwide and is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in males in the United States…
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