1. CASES PER YEAR
C A N C E R
Access to high
quality care
Receive newer,
potentially better
treatments
Benefit future
patients
a clinical trial tests newly
developed medicines and procedures
to improve patient outcomes
Between 2006-2013,
ICORG has enabled over
5,632patients access
to research
treatments
patients
participated
in ICORG led
Clinical Trials
in 2013
14Clinical Trial
Centres in
Ireland
1600
to enable
Irish
patients to
gain early
access to
new cancer
treatments
TOP 3
BENEFITS
What is a
clinical trial?
DRUGS
www.icorg.ie/clinical-trials
WHATare
wedoing?
received excellent
or good quality care
Based on a US-survey of nearly 6000 cancer patients
had an overall
positive
experience
were treated with
dignity & respect
97%
93%
97%
Sources:
1. ComisR,AldigeC,StovallE,KrebsL,RisherP,TaylorH.A
quantitative survey of public attitudes towards cancer
clinical Trials. Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol. 19:2000
2. ICORG Database
3. Irish Medicines Board
Annual Reports
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Investment
THAT the number of people affected by
cancer is increasing
1,101Clinical Trials were approved
by the IMB in Ireland
between 2003-2012
new cancer drugs
made available
in Ireland
in the last
10 years
32
20,000
30,000
If you have any queries on participating in
a Clinical Trial, or on Clinical Trials in general,
please speak with your oncologist.
In Ireland, 9 major
pharmaceutical companies have:
An estimated
current investment of
in Clinical Trials€32M
Expect to
increase this to
by 2020€100M