RE: "I Think It's Been Met With a Shrug:" Oncologists' Views Toward and Experiences With Right-to-Try.

For RTT laws, one important measure is to support oncologists who might come into contact with severely ill patients. One of the interviewed oncologists reported needing a 2-hour conversation with a patient to explain that - despite RTT laws - he or she had no right to try the experimental medication he or she wanted. These misconceptions are troubling: they risk generating false hopes and eroding the trust between patients (who could conceive to have subjective RTT investigational drugs) and their oncologists (who might be perceived as denying that right and thus not providing appropriate care). [Extracted from the article]