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Cancer Care
Clinical Trials
What Are Clinical Trials?
Clinical trials are research studies involving people to find better treatment and prevention strategies for cancer.
People benefit from clinical trials. For instance, if a patient is selected as a participant for a cancer treatment trial, he/she will not only receive high quality care, but will be among the first to benefit if a new treatment works.
Each year over 100 new cancer treatment strategies proposed by the University of Rochester / Cancer Center faculty are reviewed and approved for activation by the Clinical Trials Office (CTO). At any one time, there are approximately 200 active studies testing different cancer treatment or prevention strategies. More than 30 physicians, nurses, clinical research associates, and study coordinators participate in cancer research at the University of Rochester / Cancer Center to ensure quality patient care and safety for those enrolled in clinical trials of new treatments.
Who's Elligible to Participate in a Clinical Trial?
Each research study has its own set of criteria for who can participate. However, most trials look at the same factors including: