phase IV trial

Definition / meaning of phase IV trial

After a treatment has been approved and is being marketed, it is studied in a phase IV trial to evaluate side effects that were not apparent in the phase III trial. Thousands of people are involved in a phase IV trial.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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