[JustAnotherFan]

Two large (200+ participants) studies in China were just cancelled because of inability to enroll enough people*.  These were supposed to be completed within a few weeks.  I'm assuming that high-quality studies from the US or Europe are still months out--all of the ongoing trials at the clinical trials database are still in the recruiting phase.

*I read somewhere that a big problem with Chinese studies was that nearly everyone takes traditional Chinese medicine when they get sick, and  Gilead insisted that the patients in the study not have taken any other drugs that could interfere with results.

I saw chatter that the Chinese may have ended the studies early because they were doing so well and they didn't want Gilead to corner the market. I have no idea whether I should give any weight to such a claim.

[JustAnotherFan]

Two large (200+ participants) studies in China were just cancelled because of inability to enroll enough people*.  These were supposed to be completed within a few weeks.  I'm assuming that high-quality studies from the US or Europe are still months out--all of the ongoing trials at the clinical trials database are still in the recruiting phase.

*I read somewhere that a big problem with Chinese studies was that nearly everyone takes traditional Chinese medicine when they get sick, and  Gilead insisted that the patients in the study not have taken any other drugs that could interfere with results.

I saw chatter that the Chinese may have ended the studies early because they were doing so well and they didn't want Gilead to corner the market. I have no idea whether I should give any weight to such a claim.