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
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