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I checked the most recent result from that search: http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=50843

At the very bottom, it says "original data will be published on web-based public database in 6 months after the research" which is a bit disappointing.

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What would be the motivation for that 6 month delay? Cynically it only seems like a way to grab headlines without any possibility of informed criticism, but I really want to believe that there are other possible motivations!

Maybe it would take a lot more work to get the data into a publishable format and they don't think that's their highest priority right now? Being charitable here.

Most likely because this is a general notice and when situations are boring their bureaucracy can take them 6 months.

Can anyone mention a reasonable explanation for the 6-month delay? All I can think is that they want to prevent irresponsible purchases thus only including it in treatment guidelines for now.

I think the 6 month delay relates to patient by patient data. They can release group statistics before.

maybe they forgot to change that page on their powerpoint template? I know I've done it.

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