Oxford to lead trial of experimental drug in Ebola patients

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A clinical trial is to be carried out in West Africa to see whether a novel antiviral drug called brincidofovir is effective against Ebola, subject to regulatory approval.

The trial, involving an international team led by Oxford University scientists, will take place in an Ebola treatment centre run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

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NIH Launches ClinRegs Website on International Clinical Research Regulations

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An online database of country-specific clinical research regulatory information is now available at clinregs.niaid.nih.gov. Developed by NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the ClinRegs website is designed to help the research community plan international clinical trials more efficiently by consolidating regulatory requirements in one place and enabling comparisons across countries.

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