Provention Announces First Clinical Trial Delay, Others Follow As COVID-19 Concerns Persist
Executive Summary
Rather than expose patients and others to SARS-CoV-2, Provention opted to pause a Phase III type 1 diabetes trial. Addex and Iveric have since delayed trial initiations and more studies are likely to be impacted as coronavirus concerns mount.
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