title: [Clinical equipoise and randomised clinical trials in oncology].
abstract: We had defined, discussed and illustrated the principle of clinical equipoise that ethically and methodologically justifies the randomisation in clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Département de cancérologie générale, centre Oscar-Lambret, Lille, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferté
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hollebecque
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salleron
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Penel
mesh_terms: D001499:Bayes Theorem; D017326:Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic / Q000941:ethics; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D035501:Uncertainty