followup on patientsIthno
I talked to Doug Ball 2-3 weeks ago and I posted my comments on this board. I also asked him the same question you asked in your recent post and got the same answer. At the time I was also puzzled but did not think too much of it because I was talking to the CFO and thought perhaps he might be out of the loop on technical issues.
I agree with you that onc has to know about who survived, regardless of whether they stopped formally monitoring the patients. The Baker Clinic is not that big a place and it defies logic that onc would not be aware of whether any patient enrolled was alive or not.
I also accept that patients could die for many reasons, but they must know whether they are alive or dead.
So the question is: why did we both not get a straighforward answer.
The answer could be that whatever the result, this would in fact be signicant news which they may not want to release at this time, but, then would it not have been better to be up front about it by saying that it will be released with the news release that is forthcoming about the results on efficacy.
Anyone have any other comments?