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Postmortem · what the sponsor and named sources said, kept apart from what merely happened at the same time
A Study to Determine the Activity of Robatumumab (SCH 717454) in Participants With Relapsed Osteosarcoma or Ewing's Sarcoma (MK-7454-002/P04720)
NCT00617890 · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · PHASE2 · terminated · last registry update 2018-08-23 · Ewing sarcoma · Decision brief
No research has been run for this trial yet, so only the registry's own reason and the timeline are shown.
What was said, and by whom
Stated is the sponsor's own words; Reported is a named third party. The category is our label from a fixed list; the quote is the evidence.
| Kind | Quote | Our category | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stated | “The study was prematurely terminated for strategic reasons, not for a safety concern.” | Open Targets' class: business administrative | Registry record, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Also happening at the time. Not shown to be a cause.
Registry events on other trials of drugs against IGF1R in ewing sarcoma within 12 months either side of this trial's last update, live from ClinicalTrials.gov. Nothing here was stated as a reason.
What is not public
- Internal portfolio and board discussions
- Unpublished trial data and interim analyses
- Terms of any partner or licence decision