MESOTHELIOMA CLINICAL TRAILS

New mesothelioma treatments are being evaluated in mesothelioma clinical trials, and we all hope for a mesothelioma cure. Mesothelioma clinical trials are research studies that evaluate new mesothelioma treatments for safety, effectively and through the research that is acquired will one day result in a mesothelioma cure. There are no guarantees that a treatment offered through a mesothelioma clinical trial will work, and because the treatments are in the trial stage, there are some risks. However, a mesothelioma clinical trial is not undertaken unless the researchers believe the treatment may have some value.

Benefits of Participating in a Mesothelioma Clinical Trial:

Mesothelioma clinical trials offer you the opportunity to receive the best healthcare available and to contribute to scientific evidence that will one day result in a mesothelioma cure.

You can choose to participate in a mesothelioma clinical trial and still work with your current healthcare team.

Some of the benefits you may derive from participating in a mesothelioma clinical trial include:

• new treatments with mesothelioma drugs that may be more effective than the standard treatment
• mesothelioma doctors and nurses who will closely monitor your health status and watch very carefully for any side effects and changes in your condition while in the mesothelioma clinical trial
• part of your mesothelioma treatment may be free of charge
• satisfaction knowing that your involvement may ultimately help other people and result in mesothelioma cure.
• knowing that, if one of the treatments being tested (either new or old) is apparently much better than the other, you will be switched to the better treatment.