Clinical Trials: Why do we need them? What does Phase 1, 2, and 3 mean? | HBV Cure FAQs

In this video, Philippa Matthews, Infection Doctor and Clinical Group Leader at The Francis Crick Institute talks about clinical trials. She answers the question: What does Phase 1 - Phase 2 - Phase 3 mean? and Why do we need clinical trials?

This is part of the new video series - HBV Cure FAQs: All you need to know to understand HBV research.

The HBV Cure FAQs are a new tool aimed at empowering the community by equipping them with the knowledge needed to understand research for a Hepatitis B (HBV) cure that is taking place for their benefit. It is a collection of short videos answering key questions relating to HBV cure research.

It is a product of an international consortium of organizations and expert institutions working in and around hepatitis B. The organizations involved are ICE-HBV, Hepatitis B Foundation, World Hepatitis Alliance, HepBCommunity.org, Australian Centre for Hepatitis Virology, TherVacB, IP-cureB, and the Canadian HBV Network.