Cancer report: No time to waste – starting cancer clinical trials faster
Date: 22 September 2025
Cancer clinical trial set-up in the UK faces many challenges and is a complex process within a complex healthcare system. These challenges include regulatory approvals, contracting across multiple NHS sites with resource constraints and the need for specialised infrastructure such as radiology, pharmacy and pathology. This report draws on insights from the Cancer Research UK non-commercial clinical trial portfolio, to highlight key sources of delays and provides recommended actions to address these to ensure that cancer patients continue to benefit from timely, cutting-edge treatments
Read more here: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/sites/default/files/no_time_to_waste_-_starting_cancer_clinical_trials_faster.pdf