Your responsibilities will be explained to you by your health care team. In general, however, you must see your physician as scheduled and take your medication as prescribed.

You may also be asked to keep a diary of your experience with treatment; this may help give your physician information on the safety and effectiveness of the treatment. You should also contact your physician as soon as possible if you are hospitalized for any reason.

In addition, it is important to let all of your non-study physicians know that you are participating in a clinical trial. They will need the name and phone number of the study physician in order to let him or her know about any pertinent medical information which may affect your treatment in the trial. You may also consider keeping the study physician's name and number with you at all times in case of emergency.

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