This is basically how the law currently works. If you are terminally ill you can apply for compassionate use from the FDA. And/or join a study. I think I read

This is basically how the law currently works. If you are terminally ill you can apply for compassionate use from the FDA. And/or join a study. I think I read a while back that some large percentage of people dying of cancer were members of studies for drugs in process. You can also get permission directly from a doctor under the "right to try" bill that was passed a few years ago. I think all options must be after phase I is passed if I remember