CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS
CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS

1.        What are cancer clinical trials?

Clinical trials are research studies that help find ways to prevent diagnose or treat illnesses and improve
health care.  When enrolled in these studies, people receive care that is considered the latest medicine or
therapy, but is not yet approved as standard care. The Cancer Clinical trials are research studies that test
how well new medical approaches work in cancer patients or people in general. The study answers
specific scientific questions and aims at finding better ways to prevent, screen for, diagnose, or treat a
cancer. Most of the people who take part in cancer clinical trials have an opportunity to contribute to
knowledge of, and progress against, cancer. They also receive up-to-date care and information from
experts.

2.        What types of clinical trials are there?

There are several types of clinical trials

•        Prevention trials
•        Diagnostic trials
•        Control trials
•        Chemoprevention trials
•        Screening trials
•        Treatment trials
•        Quality-of-life trials
•        Genetics trials








Clinical trials most of the time are done in 3 phases:

Phase 1        The first phase in normally for trials that are carried out with small numbers of patients to see
if the new treatment or drug is safe or if it has any harmful effects.

Phase 2        The second phase of trials is the testing of the new treatment to see if it is likely to work for a
particular type of cancer. Treatments that get through phase 1 and 2 trials are then allowed to enter phase
3

Phase 3        The third phase of trials tests the new treatment to see if it works better than the standard
treatments that are currently available on the market.


Who is Eligible for these cancer clinical Trial?

Each trial enrolls individuals who have certain aspects of their disease in common. Researcher set
certain parameters so that they can be able to analyze the group data and predict more accurately on
clinical trials effectiveness. Every trial is designed to answer a given set of research questions.  A person
need meet those given standards in order to be eligible for the specific study.

Prayer

Gracious Lord, I pray for all researchers that are exploring cures in the field of cancer. Lord, grant them
wisdom this day, open their eyes to a new way; all wisdom belongs to you God reveal to them something
new and let there be breakthroughs this day in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen.
God touch all those that sign up for cancer clinical trials. God touch them and let no side effects harm them
in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen.

God I pray for all the funding needed for all the research work, God please provide. Thank you Lord Jesus
for answering us in Your Mighty Name we pray, Amen