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Volume 331:809-810 September 22, 1994 Number 12
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The NSABP Trials

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To the Editor: I am stunned by Dr. Poisson's explanation (May 19 issue)1 of his behavior in regard to Protocol B-06 of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP). It is outrageous to suggest that it is permissible for an individual investigator to ignore eligibility criteria. Each investigator has the choice to participate or not to participate in a collaborative study. Once Dr. Poisson made the choice to participate, he was obliged to follow the protocol.


Charles Levenback, M.D.
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX 77030

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  1. Poisson R. Fraud in breast-cancer trials. N Engl J Med 1994;330:1460-1460. 
 
To the Editor: Your editorial (May 19 issue)1 seemed to agree with . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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