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Her digital health record began to reflect

not only her physical health - but

her lifestyle and environment data,

which are important factors in assessing

whether she is right for a trial.

Collectively, these insights fed back to the

clinicians involved in Elaine’s healthcare.

They helped to give context to how she

was feeling, and highlighted any trials

that would suit her.

As a parent, Elaine’s biggest worry is that

treatment be aggressive, and the side effects

will damage her ability to raise her

children.

She makes her clinican aware of these

priorities whilst reviewing her medical

and lifestyle records with her oncologist.

The oncologist desribes one particular a

trial highlighted by the TrialSeek software.

The trial highlighted by TrialSeek is for an

immmunotherapy drug named Bionoliav.

the drug belongs to a class of drugs called

checkpoint inhibitors, which “release the

brakes” on the immune system, allowing

a stronger attack against cancer.

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The data collected by TrialSeek showed that

Elaine met all the criteria for the trial, and

as the drug works in a way that is less aggressive

than other treatments, was a good

match for her. She received a letter explaining

the trial in greater detail.

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