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Ann H. Partridge, MD, MPH; Eric P. Winer, MD

JAMA. 2002;288:363-365.

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Of the 1.3 million individuals diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States,¹ a substantial minority participate in clinical trials.^2-3 When patients agree to enter these trials, they expect their physicians to provide full and detailed information about the study. In addition, the success of the research may be influenced by how well patients are informed.⁴ Following completion of a clinical trial, participants are not routinely informed about the aggregate study results unless this information would influence their future care. However, anecdotal experience suggests that many patients who participate in clinical trials are interested in the experience of other patients enrolled in the study and in learning about the aggregate results. A recent consensus conference recommended that the results of clinical trials should be made available to participants and suggested that providing participants with results, both positive and negative, should . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Potential Benefits of Providing Trial Results

Author Affiliations: Department of Adult Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

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