What are some risks and benefits of participating?

Potential benefits:

  • Help researchers learn more about how a treatment affects a community
  • Early access to advanced treatments for a condition
  • Access to treatment when no approved treatment exists
  • Participants’ health is watched by the trial doctors and nurses

Potential risks:

  • The treatment in the trial may not help
  • Side effects from the trial treatment
  • Frequent testing or blood draws
  • There could be a time commitment

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