The first clinical trial, which began seven years ago, seemed like a long shot.
Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial.
Usually such research is done with a new clinical trial.
For some patients, taking part in a clinical trial may be the best treatment choice.
If not, they will wait for the results of another clinical trial, expected later this year.
"I have a hard time thinking of when a clinical trial did that."
Talk with your doctor about taking part in a clinical trial.
And you can consider talking to your doctor about getting treatment through a clinical trial.
People who are at high risk for a certain type of cancer may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial.
To take part in a clinical trial, you may need to travel to a large treatment center.