TYAResearch:
Clinical Trials

What are Clinical Trials?

Clinical trials are like tests that help discover new medicines and treatments for cancer patients.

They are something that researchers do to see whether a cancer treatment (such as a new medicine) works well and is safe. Without clinical trials we wouldn’t be able to find better treatments for cancer patients in the future.

Who can take part in a clinical trial depends on the study. For example, someone with a type of cancer who’s not getting better with their current treatment might be offered a trial to see if the new treatment could work. Sometimes, people who have a very aggressive type of cancer get offered a clinical trial.

It’s important to know that no one will force you to be in a clinical trial — it is always a choice. And even if you take part in a clinical trial you can leave it at any time, for any reason.

In this section we have produced an easy to understand animation to explain what the different types of cancer clinical trials are. And within our FAQ videos you can watch Martyna quizzing Christoph about everything you need to know about being a patient on a clinical trial.



TYAResearch:
Clinical Trials

What are Clinical Trials?

Clinical trials are like tests that help discover new medicines and treatments for cancer patients.

They are something that researchers do to see whether a cancer treatment (such as a new medicine) works well and is safe. Without clinical trials we wouldn’t be able to find better treatments for cancer patients in the future.

Who can take part in a clinical trial depends on the study. For example, someone with a type of cancer who’s not getting better with their current treatment might be offered a trial to see if the new treatment could work. Sometimes, people who have a very aggressive type of cancer get offered a clinical trial.

It’s important to know that no one will force you to be in a clinical trial — it is always a choice. And even if you take part in a clinical trial you can leave it at any time, for any reason.

In this section we have produced an easy to understand animation to explain what the different types of cancer clinical trials are. And within our FAQ videos you can watch Martyna quizzing Christoph about everything you need to know about being a patient on a clinical trial.

Q&A Videos Clinical Trials

Q&A Videos
Clinical Trials

Q&A Clinical Trials - Part 1.

Q&A Clinical Trials - Part 2.

Q&A Clinical Trials - Part 3.

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Q&A Clinical Trials - Part 5.

Q&A Clinical Trials - Part 6.

Q&A Clinical Trials - Part 7.

CRUK Useful Links

It is always best to ask your doctor first about any clinical trial that are open at the hospital.

You can also use Cancer Research UK ‘Find a trial’ search engine to see what clinical trials are open across the UK.

If you have any questions about clinical trials or taking part in one you can contact a Cancer Research UK nurse here.

Further information about who can take part in a clinical trial.

For further information on what are clinical are:

The primary aim of this project is to create an age-appropriate resource which helps to inform TYAs about Clinical Trials, Biobanking and Genomics.

Clinical research is the study of health and illness in people. There are two main types of clinical research: observational studies and clinical trials.

Cancer is a disease of the genome. It occurs when changes in a person’s DNA results in cells growing and dividing uncontrollably.

Biobanking is when patients agree that we can take extra or unused tissue or bodily fluids during an operation, biopsy or blood test as samples for research.

The primary aim of this project is to create an age-appropriate resource which helps to inform TYAs about Clinical Trials, Biobanking and Genomics.

Clinical research is the study of health and illness in people. There are two main types of clinical research: observational studies and clinical trials.

Cancer is a disease of the genome. It occurs when changes in a person’s DNA results in cells growing and dividing uncontrollably.

Biobanking is when patients agree that we can take extra or unused tissue or bodily fluids during an operation, biopsy or blood test as samples for research.