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Who can participate in the Pillar-1
study?
All clinical studies have guidelines
about who can participate. This study is open to adult patients (at least 18
years of age) with mantle cell lymphoma whose condition has been documented to
be resistant to previous treatment.
There are also other more specific
requirements called inclusion/exclusion criteria that your doctor can review
with you if you are interested in taking part in the study. If you satisfy all
of these requirements, you may be eligible to participate in this study.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a participant in
the PILLAR-1 clinical study?
Advantages You will:
- Play an active role in your own health care
- Gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available
- Obtain expert medical care at leading health care facilities during the
study
- Help others by contributing to medical research
Disadvantages
- You may experience unpleasant, serious, or even life-threatening side
effects
- The study treatment may not be effective for you
- The protocol may require more of your time and attention than you
anticipate, including trips to the study site, more treatments, or dosage
requirements
What is the time commitment?
Participants will be required to visit the study doctor twice per month
during the first 3 months and, then every 28 days until treatment with the study
drug is finished.
How do I find out if I
qualify?
To find out if you qualify, take our screening
questionnaire. If you qualify for this trial, you will then be asked to select a
medical site within your selected mileage radius. The medical facility you
select will then contact you to set up a formal screening appointment to
determine if this trial is right for you.
What is the cost to participate?
The study medication will be provided to you at no cost.
To see if you qualify for this important Novartis research study, click on
the link below.
To view all Novartis clinical trials recruiting in the U.S., visit
NovartisClinicalTrials.com
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