What is Right to Try?
Right To Try is federal and state legislation that allows terminally ill patients to work with their doctors and drug or device manufacturers to access investigational treatments that have passed the FDA’s safety testing phase (Phase I), but are not yet widely available.
More than 1 million Americans die from a terminal illness every year. Many spend years searching for a potential cure, or struggle in vain to get accepted into a clinical trial. Unfortunately, FDA red tape and government regulations restrict access to promising new treatments, and sometimes for those who do get access, it’s too late. Fewer than 3 percent of terminally ill patients gain access to investigational treatments through clinical trials. Right To Try was designed to help the other 97 percent.
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Share Their Stories
These children, women and men have been touched by Right to Try. Watch and share their stories.
Diego Morris was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma and had to move to London to get the treatment he needed. He supports #RightToTry so others can have access to lifesaving medication without having to move across the globe. https://t.co/qZllnwB98o
— Right To Try (@_RightToTry) November 21, 2017
.@mkibbe was one of the lucky ones. His story shows why we need the #RightToTry. https://t.co/e8kzJ7WyMe
— Right To Try (@_RightToTry) November 7, 2017
In 2014, Amanda Wilcox was diagnosed with two forms of cancer. In 2015, she led Tennessee to pass #RightToTry. https://t.co/an3eEutru0
— Right To Try (@_RightToTry) November 7, 2017
Mike Cimbura lives with ALS, and he and his children have a message for Congress. Support the #RightToTry. pic.twitter.com/ELXOblVlmZ
— Right To Try (@_RightToTry) November 1, 2017
Have you heard Jordan McLinn's #RightToTry story? https://t.co/NwdUiUXgBD pic.twitter.com/dKs1QJz8bL
— Right To Try (@_RightToTry) October 10, 2017
Bertrand was 1st to be diagnosed w fatal NGLY1. There may never be a treatment. #righttotry https://t.co/qimE97Mmtw pic.twitter.com/Lytj0YlcIy
— Right To Try (@_RightToTry) August 6, 2016
David Curtis Glebe needed treatment for his “out of control” pancreatic cancer. Find out how #RightToTry helped: https://t.co/nouBUSKdEy pic.twitter.com/ZxloOAz1C3
— Right To Try (@_RightToTry) November 14, 2017
Patients facing life-threatening illnesses should have access to potentially life-saving drugs. Watch Lorraine's story to learn more about #RightToTry: https://t.co/GutTesjhOe
— Right To Try (@_RightToTry) November 20, 2017
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