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What is a clinical trial?
Clinical trials, also called research studies, test new treatments or compare new treatments to standard treatments, to find better ways to prevent, screen, diagnose and treat cancer. It is one of the final stages of a long and careful cancer research process.
Why is a clinical trial important?
If a new treatment proves effective in a study, it may become a standard treatment that can help others. Clinical trials answer important scientific questions and often directs future research. Clinical trials offer patients access to cutting edge cancer treatment protocols.
How do I find out more about clinical trials currently offered?
Current Cancer SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute Clinical Trials
Contact:
Kathy Robinson, Ph.D.,
Clinical Trials Coordinator
217-545-1946
The physicians at SIU work with National (CCOP) and Local affiliates at Memorial Medical Center's Regional Cancer Center (CICCOP) and The Cancer Institute at St. John's Hospital (RTOG & COG) to offer our patients the leading cancer treatments available.
Internet Resources click here (.pdf)
Additional Clinical Trial Information
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