Case Study: How Clinical Trial Helped One Cancer Patient

01 December, 2016

Participants in clinical trials may feel as though they are being used as guinea pigs. In some cases such as the one discussed in the article below, there is a lot that a patient can gain from a clinical trial. A man called Frank O' Duffy from Nenagh, Co. Tipperary took part in a phase III clinical trial. This is where the drug is administered to a patient who is suffering from the condition that the drug is trying to treat. At this stage, Frank's cancer had moved from a melanoma on his shin to his liver and his lungs. After taking part in a clinical trial his liver is now almost cancer-free. These trials allow patients to access new experimental drugs which may save their lives.

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http://www.irishtimes.com/business/health-pharma/case-study-how-clinical-trial-helped-one-cancer-patient-1.2875499