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Clinical Trials in Ukraine Carry On Despite War
May 27, 2022
Ukraine has a long tradition of performing high-quality clinical trials in a timely manner. The concentration of patients in just a few hospitals, access to innovative therapies, and the quality training received by investigators and other staff members, have made Ukraine an ideal country for clinical trials in the last 20 years. However, the war has created numerous challenges in myriad areas of the country, and Medical Affairs is no exception...
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March 2, 2022
Top medical university in Russia pauses clinical trials, sample transport paralysed
Even if enrollment hiatus is lifted, logistical issues such as sending samples to and from Russia another setback.
By Reynald Castañeda
Clinical trials sponsored by international pharma companies at the First Moscow State Medical University have paused recruiting new patients, says the university’s Department of Clinical Trials director Dr Vladimir Andrianov.
“They all pushed the pause button,” Andrianov tells Clinical Trials Arena. “They are waiting for the situation inside and outside Russia, to understand the prognosis.” The university received letters from international sponsors in the past several days, he adds. Russia began an invasion of Ukraine on Thursday 24 February, with news reports of casualties in Ukraine and impact on daily life in Russia due to sanctions by other countries.
First Moscow State Medical University, also known as Sechenovskiy Universitet, is one of the biggest universities in Russia with as much as 120 ongoing clinical trials covering a wide variety of diseases, Andrianov says. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, there are at least 930 clinical trials in Moscow in the Phase I–III stage that is recruiting, enrolling by invitation, or active but not recruiting.
Russia clinical trial sample transport paralysed
While recruitment could start again immediately once sponsors give the university the green light, there is still the disruption of sending clinical trial samples from Russia to central laboratories in Europe or in the US, Andrianov notes. Russia has closed its airspace to airlines from 36 countries, with countries, most recently the US, banning Russian flights into their airspace.
Prolonged deliveries of lab samples are concerning for their quality, says Neuro Pharma head of medical and chapter leader in Russia Alexandra Safronova. The last time this type of disruption occurred was in 2010, when volcanic eruption in Iceland interrupted flights, Andrianov says...
Clinical Trials in Ukraine Carry On Despite War
May 27, 2022
Ukraine has a long tradition of performing high-quality clinical trials in a timely manner. The concentration of patients in just a few hospitals, access to innovative therapies, and the quality training received by investigators and other staff members, have made Ukraine an ideal country for clinical trials in the last 20 years. However, the war has created numerous challenges in myriad areas of the country, and Medical Affairs is no exception...
https://www.clinicaltrialsarena.com...s-at-top-medical-university-in-russia-paused/
March 2, 2022
Top medical university in Russia pauses clinical trials, sample transport paralysed
Even if enrollment hiatus is lifted, logistical issues such as sending samples to and from Russia another setback.
By Reynald Castañeda
Clinical trials sponsored by international pharma companies at the First Moscow State Medical University have paused recruiting new patients, says the university’s Department of Clinical Trials director Dr Vladimir Andrianov.
“They all pushed the pause button,” Andrianov tells Clinical Trials Arena. “They are waiting for the situation inside and outside Russia, to understand the prognosis.” The university received letters from international sponsors in the past several days, he adds. Russia began an invasion of Ukraine on Thursday 24 February, with news reports of casualties in Ukraine and impact on daily life in Russia due to sanctions by other countries.
First Moscow State Medical University, also known as Sechenovskiy Universitet, is one of the biggest universities in Russia with as much as 120 ongoing clinical trials covering a wide variety of diseases, Andrianov says. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, there are at least 930 clinical trials in Moscow in the Phase I–III stage that is recruiting, enrolling by invitation, or active but not recruiting.
Russia clinical trial sample transport paralysed
While recruitment could start again immediately once sponsors give the university the green light, there is still the disruption of sending clinical trial samples from Russia to central laboratories in Europe or in the US, Andrianov notes. Russia has closed its airspace to airlines from 36 countries, with countries, most recently the US, banning Russian flights into their airspace.
Prolonged deliveries of lab samples are concerning for their quality, says Neuro Pharma head of medical and chapter leader in Russia Alexandra Safronova. The last time this type of disruption occurred was in 2010, when volcanic eruption in Iceland interrupted flights, Andrianov says...