{"id":12,"date":"2017-05-17T22:31:33","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T22:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kreklewetz.com\/gbmaware\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-05-11T00:11:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T00:11:32","slug":"trials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kreklewetz.com\/gbmaware\/trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Clinical trials are research studies that test new drugs and treatments to help manage diseases. The following are benefits and risks of clinical trials, from the Canadian Cancer Encyclopedia (2012):<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kreklewetz.com\/gbmaware\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pills-150x150.png\" alt=\"Pills\" class=\"wp-image-61\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>When an experimental treatment is being studied in comparison to a standard treatment, it is possible that the participant might not receive the new treatment being tested. However, the participant will receive the best standard cancer treatment available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the new drug being studied in a clinical trial works effectively to treat or prevent cancer, the participants in the study will be the first to benefit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In learning about clinical research and joining a clinical trial, a person takes an active role in a decision that affects their life. This can be personally empowering.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The person may benefit from the extra follow-up care provided to participants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The person has a chance to help others and to improve the treatment of cancer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The person has a chance to further the knowledge of early detection, screening and diagnosis, supportive care and prevention of cancer, which could lead to improved outcomes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cancer screening trials may encourage participants to continue checkups on a regular basis, which can lead to overall improved health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Risks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>New drugs or treatments under study are not always better than, or as good as, the standard ones.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There may be unexpected side effects that may be worse than those caused by standard drugs or treatments. A person is watched carefully during the study in case they have a bad reaction to the new drug or treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Although a new drug or treatment may have benefits, it may not work for every participant (just as a standard treatment may not work for everyone).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants that get standard treatment may not benefit as much as those receiving the new one (if it is found to be more effective at treating cancer).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Being in a clinical trial may take extra time or be inconvenient. A person may be required to have more tests or take extra medicines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clinical Trials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadiancancertrials.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Cancer Trials<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/clinicaltrials\/search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tischbraintumorcenter.duke.edu\/research\/clinical-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University Clinical Trials\/Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/siteman.wustl.edu\/treatment\/clinical-trials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Siteman Cancer Center Clinical Trials<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/results?term=glioblastoma+multiforme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US National Institute of Health Clinical Trials<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uclahealth.org\/cancer\/clinical-trials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCLA Clinical Trials<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualtrials.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musella Virtual Trials<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clinical trials are research studies that test new drugs and treatments to help manage diseases. The following are benefits and risks of clinical trials, from the Canadian Cancer Encyclopedia (2012): Benefits Risks Clinical Trials<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kreklewetz.com\/gbmaware\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kreklewetz.com\/gbmaware\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kreklewetz.com\/gbmaware\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kreklewetz.com\/gbmaware\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kreklewetz.com\/gbmaware\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.kreklewetz.com\/gbmaware\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312,"href":"https:\/\/www.kreklewetz.com\/gbmaware\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kreklewetz.com\/gbmaware\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}