should human drug trials be allowed to continue?

... 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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