TRICARE; coverage of National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored Phase I studies. Final rule.
This final rule adds coverage of National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored Phase I studies for certain beneficiaries. The NCI sponsored clinical treatment trials are conducted in a series of steps called phases. Phase I trials are the first studies conducted in people. They evaluate how a new drug should be given (by mouth, injected into the blood, or injected into the muscle), how often, and what dose is safe.
D017321:Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D054547:National Cancer Institute (U.S.); D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D014481:United States; D059030:United States Department of Defense