Informed consent

Your permission is needed to enter the MS01 trial. No one can include you in a research trial without fully discussing it with you first. The doctor, nurse or other researcher must always ask your permission, and if you do not give your consent they cannot enter you into the trial.

To help you to decide whether you want to take part in the trial the researchers should tell you all about the study:

• what it is trying to find out
• how you will be treated
• what you will have to do

It is important that you are satisfied that you know enough about the trial to make an informed decision. You should feel free to ask any questions that may help you to reach a decision. You should also feel satisfied that you have been given enough time to think about the trial and what it would mean to you, before you decide.

If you decide to take part in the trial, you will be asked to sign a consent form, which confirms that you agree to take part.

If you do not want to take part in the study, you will be offered whatever treatment your cancer specialist feels is best for you.