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Risk to trial subjects


Risks To Subjects                                   3 Mar 2k
Lancet, 12 February 2000;560 (news item):
Serving as a trial subject for a new drug or treatment protocol
isn't always a free ride. The death of a gene-therapy (for liver
disease) participant led to a lawsuit where plaintiffs claimed
they were misled about efficacy and safety of the trial drug.
Although federal rules require adverse trial events be reported
to both FDA and NIH, they often are not. The FDA may order a
halt to a trial, the NIH can only cut off funding. Responding
to this case, the US Senate also got into the act, with a
hearing on gene therapy. Cheers,
Joe

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J. R. Bruman   (818) 789-3694
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Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013


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