This complete absence of tolerability-driven discontinuations indicates that even when side effects occurred, they were sufficiently mild that participants chose to continue treatment
These limitations do not invalidate preclinical findings but emphasize the need for human clinical trials with appropriate sample sizes, standardized protocols, and validated outcome measures before establishing clinical efficacy in human patients
It is not a new discovery or a speculative compound
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