U.S. stops funding pediatric brain tumour group linked to Sick Kids
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The U.S. government is not renewing funding for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium, a network of experts focused on improving treatments for brain tumors, and Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto has had to stop enrolling kids in new trials.
Breakdown
- U.S. funding for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium has not been renewed. 43s
- At least five clinical trials in Canada have stopped enrolling new patients due to this change. 39s
- Toronto Sick Kids Hospital halted enrollment in three clinical trials. 51s
- The U.S. NIH plans to move research to a broader network but has stopped funding trials outside the U.S. 1m 9s
- Canadian experts urge the government to build more capacity for domestic clinical trials. 1m 45s