If I decide to enter a clinical trial, what kind of result can I expect? There are a number of ways to answer this question. You should ask your doctor, or whoever is running your trial, for the data they have so far on the outcome of the treatment they're testing.
You should also ask whether there have been other people in the trial who have had a particularly positive response. They call these exceptional responders. It's something of an excruciating question, why some people respond to treatments better than others. In many cases, oncologists are still trying to figure out the answer to this. Just being able to ask the question may well help you make a better decision if you're looking at a clinical trial.
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