One aspect of this work involves engaging with local ethics committees that are charged with evaluating and approving the study design for biomedical research projects. (cggh.org)
The Department of Health stresses it has not approved the trial and that decisions will be taken by each centre with advice from local ethics committees. (newscientist.com)
With the approval of the local ethics committee, a 16 - year - old boy with a rare type of liver cancer called fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma was given infusions of 3BP into the blood vessels supplying the tumor, formulated in a proprietary and patented fashion. (sciencemag.org)