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Physicians discuss how patients can find out the results of a clinical trial that they participated in. They also explain that the individual patient information is always kept confidential and results are presented for the larger group of patients. Clinical trial results can be made available to the general public and patients in a number of ways, such as at big scientific meetings. The goal is to let as many people know as possible and to enhance knowledge sharing amongst the oncology research community to stimulate further ideas and clinical trials. Announcing results often happens when clinical trials are completed and an update will be put on the clinicaltrials.gov website. There may also be journal publications to further share the results and conclusions of the study. Occasionally a study will reach an end point and researchers may have to close the study early. In that context, they will inform the patients as they come into the clinic or send a letter to the patients involved in the clinical trial. As for patient privacy and medical information, patients will sign a disclosure that acknowledges that the study team of physicians, nurses, and data managers that are looking after them will have access to their information, however individual information is never shared outside the trial without patient consent. Often the institutional review board (IRB) will have oversight, as well as the company or agency that's funding the trial. The Federal Drug Authority (FDA) can also have access to the information. Certain collaborating sites may also have access to the patient’s information if they are involved in some of the other scientific aspects of the clinical trial. For example, if a patient's research specimens are going to a lab in another part of the country, they will need to list that lab and the principal investigator that will be responsible for those specimens or samples. All of this information should be provided up front to patients and is part of the informed consent process. There are a lot of safety measures in place to protect confidential (also called “Privileged”) information as much as possible. To learn more visit: http://www.AnimatedPancreasPatient.com