There has been a 95 per cent drop in patients entering clinical trials across the UKCancer patients in Scotland are suffering because clinical research trials have been put on hold during the coronavirus pandemic, a report has found. The study highlighted a 95 per cent drop in patients entering clinical trials across the UK, leaving cancer patients with fewer options for treatment and delaying research into drugs. Cancer Research UK has urged Scotland’s health service providers and the Scottish government to restart existing trials as quickly as possible. This should be combined with an increase in Covid-19 testing to minimise the risk of patients being exposed to the virus, the charity said. “For those living with a cancer diagnosis now, the pause to trials has had a catastrophic and heart-breaking impact by removing access to final treatment options,” Marion O’Neill,

Source: The Times June 28, 2020 23:03 UTC