Does somebody need to have cancer to participate in a clinical trial?
No. There are trials on cancer prevention.
100
Can a patient with cancer participate in any cancer clinical trial?
No. They must qualify for a specific trial that is likely to benefit them.
100
The group, or arm, of patients that receive the best current treatment, the 'standard of care,' not the new treatment.
What is the standard of care group (control arm)?
100
What is the medicine given for cancer that is a chemical therapy and is 1 of the 3 types of cancer treatment?
Chemotherapy.
200
Do patients who don't receive the new treatment not receive any treatment?
No. They receive the best treatment available, called the 'standard of care'.
200
What is the law protecting patient privacy that is required for all clinical trials (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).
Law of privacy protection (de-identification, HIPAA).
200
What is the first phase of clinical trials that assesses the safety and the best dose of the new treatment.
What is phase 1?
200
What is radiation treatment?
A type of treatment for cancer that uses radiation to destroy cancer.
300
Does a clinical trial need to be carefully designed with all treatments planned out before beginning?
Yes, the protocol must be defined based on experimental evidence.
300
Can a patient withdraw from a trial at any time?
Yes.
300
If 1 treatment in the trial is more effective, will the patients not receive this?
No, they will switch all patients to it.
300
Is surgery ever used for cancer treatment?
Yes. In certain cases.
400
Do all proposals for clinical trials get approved after ethical review?
No. The Institutional Review Board must find that the benefits outweigh the risks.
400
Does an individual need to have to cancer to participate in a cancer clinical trial?
Yes.
400
Do cancer clinical trials only answer questions about cancer treatment?
What are clinical research studies designed to answer questions about cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment?
No. There are also trials designed to learn about prevention and improve diagnosis.
400
Does a patient with cancer only receive care from 1 doctor?
No. The patient sees a team of doctors that carefully create a treatment plan.
500
Can a clinical trial be conducted without experiments being done showing strong evidence that the trial is useful?
No. Lab experiments must show that the new treatment is likely to be better.
500
What does an individual need to do to participate in a clinical trial?
Talk to your doctor about clinical trials you qualify for, or find them at www.clinicaltrials.gov then consent to participation after learning about the details.
500
What is the phase of clinical trials that assesses whether the new treatment works?
Phase 2.
500
Are any cancer treatments mandatory?
No. A patient can choose which treatments to undergo.