Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)

/ˈdeɪtə ˈmɑnətərɪŋ kəˈmɪti (di-ɛm-si)/

An independent committee that may be established by the sponsor to assess, at intervals, the progress of a clinical investigation, the safety data, or the critical performance endpoints and make recommendations to the sponsor whether to continue, modify, or stop an investigation.