COVID-19 is modernising the way we run clinical trials: what will happen next?

摘要

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, most of our focus went to 'how can my family and I stay safe?' and 'will we have medicines and vaccines that will treat or protect us?' While this was on top of our minds, the biopharmaceutical industry, clinical trialists, regulators and others needed to think about keeping clinical research moving ahead for other diseases, while continuing to supply medicines to patients currently enrolled in clinical trials.