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> If there was, your family member's oncologist would have informed your family member of it. I have no insight into the OP’s case in particular, but this is o
by el_benhameen 2y ago
> If there was, your family member's oncologist would have informed your family member of it.
I have no insight into the OP’s case in particular, but this is objectively untrue in a large majority of cases. The percentage of oncologists who stay on top of and recommend clinical trials to their patients is in the single digits. One thing I’ve learned from following Jake Seliger’s excellent blog [0] is that cancer patients are often on their own when it comes to researching and applying to clinical trials.
[0] https://jakeseliger.com/ https://jakeseliger.com/
- mlyle 2y ago> One thing I’ve learned from following Jake Seliger’s excellent blog [0] is that cancer patients are often on their own when it comes to researching and applying to clinical trials. And, IMO, this mostly makes sense. There's very limited spots and eligibility criteria; we can't throw everyone in a trial. Filtering based on who is most motivated to go through the process makes sense. The opposite, where oncologists enthusiastically convey the news of trials that probably won't work and offer false hope, isn't great. The whole point of the trial is to get to the point where we know we can recommend this for more people.