Latest news and stories about clinical trials in Portugal for expats and residents.
A centre in Portugal is part of one of the world's largest clinical trial consortia for oncology research. New ways of fighting cancer are being tested, offering a new opportunity for patients who have not responded to other treatments.
Over the last three years, Infarmed has authorised 591 new clinical trials, one-third of which are in the field of cancer.
Clinical trials are subject to prior authorization from the National Authority of Medicines (Infarmed).
The law aims to ensure the implementation in Portugal of the European Union regulation that harmonises the rules for clinical trials of medications for human use.
Data confirm 'the strengthening of the country's position as an increasingly attractive and competitive destination for conducting clinical trials in the European context'.
A group of scientists in Coimbra has developed a new molecule for treating cancer. The clinical treatment involves photodynamic molecules that will act inside cancer cells.
Recovery demonstrated by several patients opens the possibility for the treatment to be applied on a large scale, once clinical trials with a larger number of people are completed.
