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Hi, this is Simchah
from the National Cancer
Institute again.
In the first video,
I showed you how
to use a Clinical Trials Search
form to look
for cancer clinical trials
that you or your loved one may
be able to join.
In this video, I'll show you how
to narrow your search,
read your search results,
and take you
through the next steps
in participating
in a clinical trial.
I searched for all treatment
trials open to patients
with stage 3 non-small cell
lung cancer.
I limited the search
to trials located
within 50 miles
of the 20852 zip code.
Here's the search results page.
The list includes 50
clinical trials.
That's a lot.
It would help
if we could narrow things
down a bit.
To do that,
hit the "REFINE SEARCH" button.
You could limit your search
based on a particular drug
that you or your doctor may have
heard about.
Click on "CHOOSE FROM LIST".
Alimta is a drug used
to treat non-small cell lung
cancer, so let's look for that.
We could type it
into the search box,
but in this case, we'll browse
for it under the letter "A".
We'll click on the check box
and select "ADD SELECTED".
Note that another name
for this drug is
Pemetrexed Disodium.
You can narrow
down your search based
on any number
of other criteria -
just browse
through the search form
and figure out how you want
to filter your results.
Now let'*** the red search
button at the bottom
of the screen.
Instead of 50 trials,
we now see a list of 8.
We're ready
to take a closer look
at these 8 trials.
At the top of the page,
you'll see that you can change
the display options.
Let's specify that we want
to see the description along
with locations and eligibility.
"Eligibility" refers
to the requirements
that must be met
for an individual to be included
in a study.
Eligibility may also be referred
to as an entry criteria.
Click "go".
This puts all the relevant
information
on this main page here.
At the top of each entry,
you'll see basic trial
information - here it says
that this is a phase 3 treatment
trial enrolling participants
ages 18 and over.
If you scroll down,
you can read a summary
of the study
and more detailed information.
Pay special attention
to the entry criteria -
these will determine
if you are a candidate
for the trial.
But don't worry
if you don't understand all
the information.
Most of these summaries were
written for health
care professionals.
You can call us here
at the Cancer Information
Service if you'd
like further help.
You should also talk
with your doctor
about the clinical trial options
you've found.
To do that,
you can email your search
results by clicking on the
"Email This Document" link
on the upper left hand side
of the page.
You'll need
to know your doctor's email
address, or you can email the
list to yourself
or someone else.
You can also print out a subset
or all of your search results
by selecting them
and then clicking
"Print Selected".
In any case,
if you're interested
in participating
in a particular clinical trial,
you'll need to ask your doctor
to contact the clinical
trial coordinator.
Or call the contact
number yourself.
If you have any more questions
about the Clinical Trials Search
Form, click on the link
to our online chat feature
or call the National Cancer
Institute's Cancer Information
Service at 1-800-4-CANCER.