Interim publications of randomized trials make news but may not be ready for prime time

Early results from randomized trials are sometimes published before the trial is completed. The results of such interim publications may generate a wide interest in the medical community because the findings often hold a great deal of promise for new and effective therapies. However, when researchers compared the consistency and prominence of interim publications with the final publications they found that 21% of the time, results changed significantly.

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