Understanding if a clinical trial is right for you can be a difficult decision. The BRIDGE Program at Weill Cornell Medicine is here to help. We have compiled some useful internal and external resources providing explanations on various aspects of clinical research and what patients and their loved ones should know when deciding whether to participate in clinical research.
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) provides in-depth information to help you assess whether a clinical trial is right for you. In this booklet, Understanding Clinical Trials for Blood Cancers, find tips and tools to help communicate with your doctor, find a clinical trial, address common concerns, and much more.
- Here at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (WCM/NYP), our Joint Clinical Trials Office (JCTO) has compiled useful resources to help patients and their families understand the complexities of clinical research and what may come with participation. This video, What is a Clinical Trial?, walks patients through how and why clinical trials are the safest and most effective way to find new treatments and improve health outcomes. For more resources breaking down frequently asked questions and common clinical trial terms to know, visit our WCM/NYP JCTO Patient Resources site.
- Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C) outlines the process of drug development and the roadmap for cancer clinical trials including, how new therapies move from the lab to clinic where safety and efficacy can be evaluated and observed in humans. In this video, watch how volunteers in cancer clinical trials play a pivotal role in the development of innovative new therapies and treatments that can improve the future of cancer care: Cancer Clinical Trials: Clinical Trials
- Genentech, one of the BRIDGE Program supporters, offers perspectives from patients and physicians on why one may consider a clinical trial. Hear from clinical trial participants and investigators about the high-quality attentive care that comes along with investigational drugs and procedures and how that may impact the cancer journey in this video: Why Should I Consider a Clinical Trial?
- A step-by-step walk through of informed consent, the process that clinical trial volunteers go through once they have agreed to participate, via Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C): Cancer Clinical Trials: Informed Consent
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services explains the rationalization behind randomization in clinical trials in this video: Explaining Randomization in Clinical Trials.
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