clinical trial

American  

1. the scientific investigation of a new treatment that has shown some benefit in animal or laboratory studies, but that has not yet been proven effective in humans.

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Example Sentences

Dr. Sullivan will present the findings from the study, "Duodenal mucosal resurfacing prevents weight regain after tirzepatide withdrawal: REMAIN-1 multicenter, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled clinical trial -- midpoint cohort results," abstract 642, at 8:30 a.m.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

A new drug extended life by nearly half a year in a clinical trial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

In a clinical trial investigating a combination of darovasertib and crizotinib, researchers saw a statistically significant improvement in median progression-free survival at 6.9 months for the darovasertib combination versus 3.1 months for standard-of-care treatment.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

It takes about two to four months to get a clinical trial going in China after seeking regulatory clearance, compared with six to nine months in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Their fifty-three patients were, in effect, a clinical trial, and an astonishingly successful one.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French