Platform trials are a type of randomized clinical trial that allow simultaneous comparison of
multiple intervention groups against a single control group that serves as a common control
based on a prespecified interim analysis plan. The platform trial design enables introduction
of new interventions after the trial is initiated to evaluate multiple interventions in an ongoing
manner using a single overarching protocol called a master (or core) protocol. When
multiple treatment candidates are available, rapid scientific therapeutic discoveries may be …