Trends in Oncology Clinical Trials Launched Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Elizabeth B. Lamont,
Sheila Diamond,
Ron G. Katriel,
Lisa Ensign,
Jingshu Liu,
Emelly Rusli,
G. Caleb Alexander
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jama network open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2574-3805
DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.36353
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , clinical trial , medicine , oncology , disease , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic due to the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has resulted in significant morbidity and mortality since its genesis in China in late 2019, with an estimated 1 602 500 deaths and 71 541 897 infections throughout the world as of December 12, 2020.1 The pandemic’s direct impact on population health and associated collateral morbidity and mortality resulting from delays in care for disparate conditions have been described elsewhere.2-6 We evaluated the association between the pandemic and clinical research and development for an as yet non-COVID-19–associated condition, cancer, by studying the initiation of oncology clinical trials over time.
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