Phase Iii Clinical Trial (Noun)
Meaning
A large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The pharmaceutical company initiated a phase III clinical trial to verify the findings from the previous stages and to gauge the long-term side effects of the new medication.
- Before being approved by the FDA, the new therapy has to undergo a phase III clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety in a larger population.
- After satisfactory outcomes in the phase I and phase II trials, researchers began conducting the phase III clinical trial on a global scale involving thousands of participants.
- The new cancer treatment is currently in a phase III clinical trial and is expected to generate substantial data to aid the FDA in granting its formal approval.
- Completion of this phase III clinical trial marks the final step in the long process before the vaccine receives formal endorsement from regulatory agencies worldwide.