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Clinical Studies and Trials
Clinical research plays a vital role in the progress made in the fight against cancer. At Gustave Roussy, some patients may be invited to participate in a study or clinical trial to evaluate new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, medications, or innovative devices. This participation helps advance medical knowledge and improve patient care.
Advancing Cancer Research
During your course of care, you may be offered the opportunity to participate in biomedical research. This research focuses on diagnostic methods, treatment strategies, medications, and innovative products or devices designed to advance medical knowledge and improve cancer treatments.
Clinical studies and trials are conducted within a strict regulatory framework that ensures participants are informed, safe, and that their rights are protected.
Participate in a clinical trial
A clinical study, or “therapeutic trial,” aims to evaluate a diagnostic method, a treatment strategy, a drug, a product, or an innovative device in order to advance medical knowledge and improve the care of patients with cancer.
In accordance with the law of December 20, 1988, as amended by the law of August 9, 2004, and the law of August 6, 2004, on bioethics, your participation in a clinical trial is entirely voluntary and is in no way mandatory.
You have time to consider your options before making a decision. Refusing to participate in a study will have no impact on your care or follow-up at Gustave Roussy.
Before any decision is made, you will receive comprehensive information about the study’s objectives, how it will be conducted, the terms of your participation, and any potential implications of the research. You may ask the medical teams any questions you wish.
Informed Consent
If you agree to participate in a clinical trial, the doctor will ask you to sign an “informed consent” form after providing you with all the information you need to understand the study.
You will be given a copy of the signed document.
Yes. Even after giving your consent, you are free to withdraw from the study at any time without having to explain your decision. This decision will not affect the quality of your care.
Your rights are protected
Your participation in a research study is based on three essential principles:
- receiving complete and understandable information;
- having time to consider your decision;
- being free to accept, refuse, or withdraw from the study at any time.
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tests
To advance research, diagnostic and therapeutic studies are conducted at Gustave Roussy. These studies make it possible, in particular, to evaluate diagnostic procedures, therapeutic strategies, and the benefits of treatments.
The recorded data may include:
- your personal information;
- certain aspects of your lifestyle (diet, tobacco, alcohol);
- your medical history;
- information regarding your diagnostic and therapeutic care.
Certain specific types of data—particularly those relating to ethnic origin or sexual behavior—may only be collected with your express consent when necessary for the research.
Unless you object, research teams may access your medical information in strict compliance with applicable data protection and medical confidentiality regulations.