Sentences with phrase «enroll in clinical trials»

People in the early stages of dementia may be able to enroll in clinical trials, as well, to gain access to experimental new treatments.

Nationally, only 4 percent of patients with pancreatic cancer enroll in clinical trials.

Based on our findings, the occurrence of cancer is much higher in adults over 75 years of age compared with the proportion of patients in this age group who enroll in clinical trials,» said lead study author Bindu Kanapuru, MD, medical officer in the Division of Hematology Products, Office of Hematology and Oncology Products in the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, who presented the results at the 59th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition, held December 9 — 12 in Atlanta.

UC San Francisco researchers have found a way to knock down cancers caused by a tumor - driving protein called «myc,» paving the way for patients with myc - driven cancers to enroll in clinical trials for experimental treatments.

These findings contrast sharply with the reports from patients who did enroll in clinical trials — 97 percent of whom said that they received high quality care and were treated with respect.

He didn't see how he could survive, but he decided to enroll in the clinical trial of Keytruda anyway.

Similarly, patients who chose not to enroll in a clinical trial cited concerns about insurance not covering costs, and fear that their out - of - pocket costs would increase.

«They want to trust that the doctor is doing only things that would improve their health,» Weinfurt says about patients who might enroll in a clinical trial.

Patients at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital may be eligible to enroll in a clinical trial that offers cutting - edge treatments at a reduced cost to the animal owner.

Not exact matches

Another big question is who would enroll their children in a clinical trial like this one.

Parents considering whether to enroll a sick son or daughter in a clinical trial often face a barrage of conflicting emotions.

Building on this breakthrough research, the researchers sought to translate that discovery into a practical prognostic test that doctors could use to assess care and enroll patients in clinical trials.

China has many times more people who have strokes every year than the United States because of the size of the population and higher stroke rates, which allowed investigators to screen 41,561 patients in just three years at the 114 clinical sites, and enroll 5,170 patients in the trial.

UC San Diego Medical Center is the first in state to enroll patients in a stem cell clinical trial to treat congestive heart failure.

Concerningly, 20 % of publicly funded cancer clinical trials in the United States fail because investigators are unable to enroll enough participants.

Better yet, the Braskys paid almost nothing in veterinary bills after they agreed to enroll Marley in a clinical trial he was eligible for.