Pharma signals

Phase 3 failure probability

In plain English

Phase 3 failure probability is the model's estimate of the chance that an active Phase 3 clinical trial will miss its primary endpoint at readout. The base rate per Hay et al. 2014 is roughly 42%; Framler Bayesian-updates this with enrollment velocity, endpoint amendments, mechanism evidence from PubMed, and sponsor cash runway.

How it works

Hay et al. 2014 showed Phase 3 trial success rates anchor around 58% (so failure rate ~42% as a base). We Bayesian-update this base rate with live signals: enrollment velocity, endpoint amendments, mechanism evidence from PubMed, sponsor cash runway. Output: P(failure) per active Phase 3 + days to readout. Phase 3 failures move stocks 30-50% overnight, so timing matters as much as probability.

Where you see this in Framler
Pharma pill (PH3·XX%) on biotech tickers in SignalFeed. Full block on /stocks/[ticker] for pharma names.
Primary citation
Hay et al. 2014, Clinical development success rates for investigational drugs

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