Professor David Kerr says "Victor" Vioxx research was "run to highest standards"

This material is from a 2005 investigation by Brian Deer for The Sunday Times of London into the painkiller Vioxx | Go to Vioxx index

Among the subjects of Brian Deer's inquiries was a Merck-funded research project named "Victor", which sought to test the effectiveness of Vioxx in preventing the recurrence of colon cancer. Professor David Kerr was one of the principal investigators, and this was his reply to detailed points supplied to him in writing. Professor Kerr didn't take up the offer of an interview