Fontana, E;
Arkenau, H-T;
(2020)
Oncology clinical trials during the COVID-19 outbreak: Lessons learnt during the crisis and future opportunities.
Cancer Treatment Reviews
, 88
, Article 102047. 10.1016/j.ctrv.2020.102047.
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic affected many activities in the healthcare system including oncology drug development. Clinical trial recruitment was temporary halted in many centres to reduce patients and healthcare workers’ potential exposure to the virus. Conversely, to continue offering treatments for patients already on effective therapies, multiple actions were timely put in place, resulting in simplification of trial-related procedures for patients and clinicians’ best interest, reduction of the operational burden and effective communication. Here, we suggest maintaining effective measures for future trial simplification and to expedite drug development.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Oncology clinical trials during the COVID-19 outbreak: Lessons learnt during the crisis and future opportunities |
| Location: | Netherlands |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ctrv.2020.102047 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctrv.2020.102047 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Clinical trials, COVID-19, Drug development |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute > Research Department of Oncology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10114111 |
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