Clinical trials are an important process before a scientific invention is widely used. It gives researchers more time to adjust safe drug doses, identify and limit side effects, and study drug enhancement.

New drugs will open up treatment opportunities, changing the lives of millions of patients. However, developing and manufacturing new drugs is an extremely arduous process, requiring a lot of research time and huge resources.

Molnupiravir is an antiviral drug that is used in patients with COVID-19 to reduce severe progression to hospitalization or death from the disease. To ensure the effectiveness of treatment and avoid unwanted side effects, patients need to strictly follow the instructions of the doctor or pharmacist.

Pharmacovigilance is defined as the science and practice concerned with the detection, evaluation, understanding and prevention of adverse events or any other drug-related problem, in order to ensure safe drug users.

Before a new drug can be used, many years of research and testing are needed to ensure its effectiveness and safety. Studies that test new drugs on people are called clinical trials.

In Vietnam, when it comes to cancer clinical trials, it may be quite strange, because they are not as popular as developed countries in the world. So what is a cancer clinical trial, what is it for, and what are the latest cancer researches available today?