This is hard to blame on a CRO as the sponsor should have oversight. Every trial I have worked on as a separate unblinded person (in the company or consultant) who doublechecks the vendors's(CRO) treatment assignments.
Randomization and treatment assignment mishaps are the most important aspect to control and have good oversight on because they can completely ruin a trial. You can be hands off in other areas if you are low on resources, but not in this area.
What if they can't fix the data? No BP will touch it if that is beyond repair right? In that case we're getting delisted for sure, as nothing else will bring this back above $1 in the near term.
Frankly, that's all I care about now, and I think the entire company is riding on it. If data salvageable then we get a bump back up, if not company's gone.
My biggest loss in my investing history was a burn from an incompetent management team. Guess I'll stay away from owning stocks in bio and put them all in options instead