Six men seriously ill after UK drug trial fiasco

Six volunteers fell seriously ill while taking part in clinical trials of a new drug in UK. The trial was conducted by German pharmaceutical firm TeGenero AG which said the clinical trials were of TGN1412. The drug is intended to fight leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.

Eight men were part of the trial at a research unit at the Northwick Park Hospital, and six were given the drug. Two men who received placebo escaped unscathed. Some of the six volunteers have been treated for organ failure and two are critically ill.

The men, who were all healthy, paid volunteers, were admitted to the north-west London hospital and are being treated.

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