ÉTHIQUE DES ESSAIS CLINIQUES ONCOLOGIQUES EN SOINS DE SANTÉ PRIMAIRES À CUBA

Abstract

Clinical trials are research conducted with humans to
evaluate medications or other interventions in the field of
medicine. The participation of human beings in research
favors the need for close monitoring and compliance with
high scientific and ethical standards. At the international
level, they are mainly developed in hospitals, but in recent
years Primary Health Care has also been incorporated
into these investigations. In Cuba, in 2009, began the conduction of oncological clinical trials in the Community
Policlinics, institutions belonging to Primary Care. Its
objective has been to evaluate the effectiveness and safety
of novel biotechnological products such as monoclonal
antibodies and therapeutic vaccines for the treatment of
cancer. To date, three studies of this type have been carried
out, so this work aims to promote an approach to the ethical
aspects that have been taken into account for the execution
of such clinical trials in this scenario.