How to read a clinical trial listing
A registry record is written for researchers. Here are the six things in it that decide whether a study is worth asking your oncologist about.
Guides
Working out what a trial listing is telling you
A registry listing is written for researchers, not for you. These guides walk through how to read one. What the phase numbers mean, what to ask before you join, and what a result on a genomic report stands for.
Questions worth asking before you join a trial
Fourteen questions for your oncologist and the study coordinator, grouped by who can answer them. Plus the one people most regret not asking.
What trial phases 1, 2, 3 and 4 actually mean
The phase number says what question a study is asking, not how promising the treatment is. Here is what each one involves, and what it means for your time.