Patient Groups Back EU Cross-Border Clinical Trials Access Initiative

16 Mar 2023

An EU project for framing recommendations and best practices to improve cross-border access to clinical trials is gathering pace.

Close-up of European Names on Maps — Patients may face hurdles when trying to join clinical trials in another EU member state • Source: Shutterstock

Patient organizations are lining up to join a recent EU initiative that aims to support study sponsors, investigators and other stakeholders in enabling cross-border access to clinical trials.

PAWS-GIST UK (which represents patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor) and Patient in Focus (an international disease-neutral non-profit patient organization) are...