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Members question VA on clinical trials and research continuity after hiring freeze and personnel actions
Summary
Lawmakers pressed Secretary Collins about reports that clinical trials and research studies were paused or delayed; Collins said no trials were canceled by his office, but committee members asked for a central inventory and clearer management oversight of VA clinical research.
Members of the committee raised concerns about reports that clinical trials and research projects at VA facilities were delayed or paused amid the department’s hiring freeze and staffing changes.
Representative Mikie Sherrill and others told the committee they had received reports that some trials — including studies involving advanced head and neck cancer and other conditions — had not started or had stalled their enrollment. Collins said the VA has more than 1,500 clinical trials underway…
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