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Clinical trials

Innovative clinical trials have saved lives in prostate cancer and we’re confident they can do the same for the deadliest blood cancers. Trial Treat Beat includes MAMS trials – we believe they’re our best chance at doubling survival chances for people with the deadliest blood cancers.

What is a multi-arm multi-stage trial?

A multi-arm multi-stage trial is a type of clinical trial that can test several treatments at the same time. This makes them more efficient and impactful, as treatments that aren’t working can be stopped so that ones showing promise can move forward more quickly.

Trials are how new treatments for cancer are developed. They also help to discover more about the causes, symptoms, and side effects, which can lead to better treatment for everyone.

The goal of most clinical trials is to find out:

  • Is the new drug or treatment safe for people?
  • Does it work, and is it as effective – or better – than the treatments we already have?

If a trial is successful, the new drug can become the standard treatment for everyone.

How do MAMS trials work?

What do clinical trials find out?

  • Is the new drug or treatment safe for people?

  • Does it work, and is it as effective – or better – than the treatments we already have?

  • What's the correct amount and safest way to deliver the treatment?

If a trial is successful

If a trial is successful, the new drug may become the standard treatment for everyone.

What a clinical trial isn’t

  • It’s not experimenting on patients. Every trial has years of pre-clinical work behind it.

  • It’s not a last resort lottery. Trials are part of routine treatment in NHS centres.

  • You don’t pay to take part. NHS trial care is free; many trials reimburse travel.

  • You’re not on your own. Every trial has a research nurse you can call any time.

Lee Williams Trial Treat Beat

Trial Treat Beat gives me hope that we’ll reduce those numbers, we’ll find that cure and save people from that awful conversation – "there’s nothing more we can do”

Lee Williams, who lost his mum to blood cancer

Your donation can power progress

Science makes breakthroughs possible. But research needs funding. Right now, we have a plan to double survival chances for people with the deadliest cancers.

Our three key goals

  1. 1

    Increase survival chances

    We want to create a transformational increase in survival for all people with the deadliest blood cancers.

  2. 2

    Change NHS practice

    We want to deliver changes in NHS practices, giving people with the deadliest blood cancers access to trials and new treatments.

  3. 3

    Access to support

    We want to ensure everyone with the deadliest blood cancers are able to access our Clinical Trials Navigation Service.