UK cancer experts call for reform of EU clinical trial rules in children

10 March 2017
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Cancer treatments are not being trialled in children because of outdated European regulations which are in urgent need of reform, say cancer experts in the UK. They are urging European officials to reform the rules on clinical trials in children now or risk cementing the current outdated approach for years to come.

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust set out their concerns in their response to a European Commission consultation on the future of the EU Paediatric Regulation.

Experts’ warnings

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