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COVID-19 , Clinical Trials as Topic , Early Termination of Clinical Trials , Medical Oncology/methods , Neoplasms/therapy , Biomedical Research/organization & administration , Biomedical Research/trends , COVID-19/epidemiology , COVID-19/prevention & control , Clinical Trials as Topic/classification , Clinical Trials as Topic/organization & administration , Clinical Trials as Topic/statistics & numerical data , Communicable Disease Control/methods , Early Termination of Clinical Trials/adverse effects , Early Termination of Clinical Trials/statistics & numerical data , Forecasting , Humans , Observational Studies as Topic/statistics & numerical data , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the suspension, termination or alteration of thousands of clinical trials as the health emergency escalated globally. Whilst the rapid suspension of certain clinical trials was necessary to ensure the safety of high-risk or vulnerable trial participants as well as healthcare workers, the long-term ramifications that this delay will have on the field of urologic oncology is unknown. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to plan for and implement new strategies to advance our understanding of unmet areas of need in urologic oncology. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the suspension, termination or alteration of thousands of clinical trials as the health emergency escalated globally. Whilst the rapid suspension of certain clinical trials was necessary to ensure the safety of high-risk or vulnerable trial participants as well as healthcare workers, the long-term ramifications that this delay will have on the field of urologic oncology is unknown. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to plan for and implement new strategies to advance our understanding of unmet areas of need in urologic oncology.