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should human drug trials be allowed to continue?

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Considering the incidence at Northwick park hospital should Human trial allowed to be continued? Pg1 Introduction Human drug trials are conducted worldwide each year to make a breakthrough in cancer and diseases which aren't curable by our immune system.TGN1412 was developed to treat inflammatory conditions such as luekaemia and rheumatoid, arthritis. Last year a clinical drug trial was conducted which was phase 1 in the trial based on preclinical test. 6 of the 8 volunteers, who were given 500 times weaker dose chimps were given, rapidly developed multiple organ failure which lead to 1 volunteer into a coma for 2 weeks in intensive care. Doctors described one man as 'elephant man' his body had swollen up in size (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0, 2-2006140654). The other 2 volunteers were luckily for them given placebos describing the scenes as 'horrific'. This incident was the start to a worldwide dispute to whether clinical trials should be...

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