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

The Department of Health and Human Services, through the National Cancer Institute, has initiated a potential $200 million public-private partnership to fund clinical trials of vaccines that spark an immune attack on tumors.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, the product is available outside clinical trials through the FDA’s expanded access pathway—often referred to as “compassionate use,” and tailored to patients with immunocompromised conditions or severe disease.

From Barron's

This gap has caused many promising treatments to fail during clinical trials.

From Science Daily

Results from the phase 1 clinical trial of the modified drug, called 2141-V11, have now been published in the journal Cancer Cell.

From Science Daily

A new randomized clinical trial suggests that listening to specially designed music for just 24 minutes may significantly lower anxiety.

From Science Daily