EU Clinical Trials Discussion Platform Sets Off With Collaborative Tone

An eagerly-anticipated group has been set up in the EU to hold balanced discussions with multiple stakeholders on how to solve clinical trial-related issues.

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New advisory group will drive regular discussions on clinical trials • Source: Shutterstock

A much-awaited advisory group tasked with resolving clinical trial-related issues in the EU that sponsors, regulators and other stakeholders might face is up and running, following the appointment of the group’s second co-chair.

Denis Lacombe, chief executive officer of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), was appointed as the...

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