The history of clinical trials in Slovakia goes back to the mid-
1990s and the quality has been improving since the beginning. In
the last couple of years we have reached the point where we have
implemented and built legislation that meets the global standards, so
that we can be a part of big, international, multicentric trials. Michaela
Vancova, Director, SRCSK, illustrates how clinical trials represent
a signifi cant benefi t to the Slovak healthcare system. Patients that
wouldn’t have a chance in normal practice were successfully treated
in clinical trials.