Making Clinical Trials a Hope for New Treatment Options: Supporting Patients, Their Families, and Attending Physicians Who "Cannot Find or Choose," and Assisting Until Participation.
Buzzreach has launched "fmt (find my trial)," a new support system under its existing clinical trial information service "smt (search my trial)." This service aims to assist patients, their families, and physicians throughout the process of clinical trial participation, emphasizing human-to-human companionship in the age of AI to address the current challenges where clinical trials are not widely considered as a treatment option.
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Buzzreach Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Takashi Igawa, hereinafter "Buzzreach") announces the launch of "fmt (find my trial)," a new support system that assists patients and their families throughout the process of clinical trial participation. This new system is offered as a brand under their existing clinical trial information service, "smt (search my trial)."
This support system aims to provide "human-to-human companionship" in this age of AI, assisting patients, their families, and medical professionals not involved in clinical trials, through a series of processes from understanding, comprehending, and agreeing to clinical trials, to considering participation as a new treatment option.
fmt (find my trial): https://www.searchmytrial.com/lp/clinical-trial-search-support/
Many people are unfamiliar with clinical trials. That's why we prioritize "human-to-human companionship" rather than immediately relying on AI.
## Background: The Reality Where Clinical Trials Are Not a "Choice" for Many Patients
In areas such as cancer, rare diseases, and CNS (central nervous system) disorders, there are often limited treatment options available after standard treatments become ineffective.
However, in reality, clinical trials are not reaching patients, their families, and medical professionals as a "treatment option" due to reasons such as "clinical trial information not reaching patients or regions," "inability to find suitable clinical trials," and "unclear participation process."
## Reasons Why Patients Struggle to Access Clinical Trials
While clinical trials can be a new treatment option, the path to participation is often unclear and distant for many patients and their families.
* Unsure if there are clinical trials for which they are eligible.
* Complex participation conditions that are difficult to understand.
* No opportunity to consult with their attending physician.
* No guidance on clinical trials from their attending physician (lack of information).
Due to these circumstances, many patients who are interested in clinical trials are unable to proceed with consideration or consultation. As a result, it is not uncommon for them to continue treatment without knowing about clinical trials that could have been a viable option.
## Human (Clinical Trial Advisor) Support for "I Don't Know" and "Can't Choose" in Clinical Trial Participation
"fmt (find my trial)" is not merely a clinical trial search service.
Specifically, it provides:
* Support for clinical trial exploration based on the patient's condition and wishes.
* Provision of supplementary materials or proxy explanations when it is difficult for the patient to explain to their attending physician.
* Investigation and support for contacting implementing medical institutions and participation procedures.
Through these efforts, fmt lowers the hurdles to clinical trial participation and provides an environment where patients can consider it with peace of mind.
## Integrated Support by smt and fmt
Since its establishment, Buzzreach has been working to deliver clinical trial information to patients and their families through its clinical trial information service "smt (search my trial)."
* smt: The entry point for "knowing" about clinical trials.
* fmt: Support for "participating" in clinical trials.
By combining these two services, Buzzreach aims to make clinical trials "one of the new treatment options that patients and their families can choose with confidence."
## Comment from the Head of Service Management
Kiyoshi Aoyagi, Buzzreach Co-Founder & COO & Global Sales Head
Clinical trials are often thought of as something "you can't find or choose," but that is not inherently true. fmt is a human-to-human companion clinical trial information support service designed to help patients and their families not worry alone, understand, and make informed decisions about their next options.
## Future Outlook
Buzzreach will continue to develop an environment where patients and their families can easily access clinical trials, including clinical trials, so that treatment options become standard in regional healthcare through smt (search my trial) and fmt (find my trial).
Concurrently, Buzzreach is also engaged in patient support through its patient community miilike. Going forward, Buzzreach will promote this service to more patients by collaborating with various organizations and communities, including supporting patients registered with miilike, patients who share their concerns about illness and treatment on SNS, patient associations, personal blogs, and media focused on specific diseases. As a platform connecting patients, medical institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and patient support communities, Buzzreach will continue its efforts toward the social implementation of clinical trials.
This support system aims to provide "human-to-human companionship" in this age of AI, assisting patients, their families, and medical professionals not involved in clinical trials, through a series of processes from understanding, comprehending, and agreeing to clinical trials, to considering participation as a new treatment option.
fmt (find my trial): https://www.searchmytrial.com/lp/clinical-trial-search-support/
Many people are unfamiliar with clinical trials. That's why we prioritize "human-to-human companionship" rather than immediately relying on AI.
## Background: The Reality Where Clinical Trials Are Not a "Choice" for Many Patients
In areas such as cancer, rare diseases, and CNS (central nervous system) disorders, there are often limited treatment options available after standard treatments become ineffective.
However, in reality, clinical trials are not reaching patients, their families, and medical professionals as a "treatment option" due to reasons such as "clinical trial information not reaching patients or regions," "inability to find suitable clinical trials," and "unclear participation process."
## Reasons Why Patients Struggle to Access Clinical Trials
While clinical trials can be a new treatment option, the path to participation is often unclear and distant for many patients and their families.
* Unsure if there are clinical trials for which they are eligible.
* Complex participation conditions that are difficult to understand.
* No opportunity to consult with their attending physician.
* No guidance on clinical trials from their attending physician (lack of information).
Due to these circumstances, many patients who are interested in clinical trials are unable to proceed with consideration or consultation. As a result, it is not uncommon for them to continue treatment without knowing about clinical trials that could have been a viable option.
## Human (Clinical Trial Advisor) Support for "I Don't Know" and "Can't Choose" in Clinical Trial Participation
"fmt (find my trial)" is not merely a clinical trial search service.
Specifically, it provides:
* Support for clinical trial exploration based on the patient's condition and wishes.
* Provision of supplementary materials or proxy explanations when it is difficult for the patient to explain to their attending physician.
* Investigation and support for contacting implementing medical institutions and participation procedures.
Through these efforts, fmt lowers the hurdles to clinical trial participation and provides an environment where patients can consider it with peace of mind.
## Integrated Support by smt and fmt
Since its establishment, Buzzreach has been working to deliver clinical trial information to patients and their families through its clinical trial information service "smt (search my trial)."
* smt: The entry point for "knowing" about clinical trials.
* fmt: Support for "participating" in clinical trials.
By combining these two services, Buzzreach aims to make clinical trials "one of the new treatment options that patients and their families can choose with confidence."
## Comment from the Head of Service Management
Kiyoshi Aoyagi, Buzzreach Co-Founder & COO & Global Sales Head
Clinical trials are often thought of as something "you can't find or choose," but that is not inherently true. fmt is a human-to-human companion clinical trial information support service designed to help patients and their families not worry alone, understand, and make informed decisions about their next options.
## Future Outlook
Buzzreach will continue to develop an environment where patients and their families can easily access clinical trials, including clinical trials, so that treatment options become standard in regional healthcare through smt (search my trial) and fmt (find my trial).
Concurrently, Buzzreach is also engaged in patient support through its patient community miilike. Going forward, Buzzreach will promote this service to more patients by collaborating with various organizations and communities, including supporting patients registered with miilike, patients who share their concerns about illness and treatment on SNS, patient associations, personal blogs, and media focused on specific diseases. As a platform connecting patients, medical institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and patient support communities, Buzzreach will continue its efforts toward the social implementation of clinical trials.