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'lizbeth · 06-25-2014, 09:38 AM

Ah . . . that is the purpose of Phase II- to see how it affects the body.

Thankfully we might have the 15 to 30 brave souls who enrolled in the trial to determine this, some on this very board.

We need to take an active part in participating in clinical trials or new medications will never become FDA approved. While I value the input of medical professionals, I become concerned when a doctor would influence a clinical trial.

A patient is not obligated to finish a trial and may drop out for any reason.

I encourage all of you to consider a clinical trial, to pay it forward in the same way as the women who joined and brought us Herceptin, Tykerb, Perjeta and Kadcyla.

06-25-2014, 09:38 AM	#7
'lizbeth Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 2,214	Re: Clinical trials - are doctors allowed to talk? Ah . . . that is the purpose of Phase II- to see how it affects the body. Thankfully we might have the 15 to 30 brave souls who enrolled in the trial to determine this, some on this very board. We need to take an active part in participating in clinical trials or new medications will never become FDA approved. While I value the input of medical professionals, I become concerned when a doctor would influence a clinical trial. A patient is not obligated to finish a trial and may drop out for any reason. I encourage all of you to consider a clinical trial, to pay it forward in the same way as the women who joined and brought us Herceptin, Tykerb, Perjeta and Kadcyla.