Assertion: trial's patient | /r/HasProperty | ill
Facets:
value: from a disease
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: A typical scenario for a clinical trial is that a patient who is already ill from a disease agrees to undergo experimental treatment in the hopes a new drug or medical device improves his or her condition.
text: While phase 1 trials are usually conducted on healthy individuals, patients who are already ill are sometimes offered an opportunity to participate as well, particularly if the drugs in question could improve a serious condition that isn't responding well to conventional treatments.