In War-Torn Ukraine, Clinical Trials Trudge Along

Clinical Research News | The clinical research situation in Ukraine has changed from “peaceful, predictable, and promising” a year ago to “complex, complicated, and difficult” since the Feb. 24 Russian invasion, according to Serhiy Mykhaylov, Merck’s clinical research director in the country speaking during a recent DIA webinar on the ethical dilemmas the war has created for those supporting study participants in the region. As of six months ago, Ukraine had 500 active ongoing studies.