Benefits include: Playing an active role in ONE’s health care, gaining access to medications that may not be available for a significant amount of time, and helping others by participating in the TRIAL so the TREATMENT can potentially be approved and made available to the public.

Risks include: Participation in a clinical trial may involve some risks that your doctor will explain in more detail. These risks include:

• side-effects that are known and those that have not yet been identified;
• risks associated with study procedures;
• the experimental treatment may be ineffective or less effective than the current standard;
• the experimental treatment may not work for every patient.

Additionally, in some clinical trials the patient may not receive the experimental treatment,but the current standard or a placebo.

In addition to the risks listed above, the trial might require the participant’s time and attention—including trips to the study site, more treatments, HOSPITAL stays or complex DOSAGE requirements.

Benefits include: Playing an active role in one’s health care, gaining access to medications that may not be available for a significant amount of time, and helping others by participating in the trial so the treatment can potentially be approved and made available to the public.

Risks include: Participation in a clinical trial may involve some risks that your doctor will explain in more detail. These risks include:

• side-effects that are known and those that have not yet been identified;
• risks associated with study procedures;
• the experimental treatment may be ineffective or less effective than the current standard;
• the experimental treatment may not work for every patient.

Additionally, in some clinical trials the patient may not receive the experimental treatment,but the current standard or a placebo.

In addition to the risks listed above, the trial might require the participant’s time and attention—including trips to the study site, more treatments, hospital stays or complex dosage requirements.