In this episode of the MDS-Foundation Podcast Projects – The Patient and Families
Program, Dr. Moshe Mittelman, Chief MDS Center of Excellence, Tel Aviv Sourasky
(Ichilov) Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, and Mrs. Noa Goldshmidt, Chief Study Coordinator
at TASMC, discussing various issues related to clinical trials. The episode is directed
to MDS patients, their families, and all interested parties, with a special focus on
clinical trials for MDS patients. Among other topics, they explain what clinical trials
are, why they are so important, they describe the stages and process of clinical
trials, and explain why patients can benefit from participation in trials. Finally, they
emphasize that patient safety is the prior interest and is highly maintained, and
provide some interesting real-world examples.