Scientific letterTribulations of conducting critically ill cancer patients research: Lessons from a failed septic shock trial and Murphy's lawTribulaciones de la investigación en pacientes críticos con cáncer: lecciones de un ensayo clínico fallido sobre el shock Séptico y la Ley de Murphy
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Authors’ contributions
Doctors Nates and de Villalobos had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data. Concept and design: de Villalobos, Nates. Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: All authors. Drafting of the manuscript: All authors. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: de Villalobos, Nates. Obtained funding: de Villalobos, Nates. Supervision: de Villalobos, Nates.
Funding
This work was supported by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Grant Resources, and the NIH/NCI award number P30CA016672. The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study, preparation of the manuscript, and the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Conflict of interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
Acknowledgments
The authors want to thank the language assistance of Mrs. Mary Ann Oler, BA, MPA; Education Program Coordinator for the Department of Critical Care Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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