Web site helps patients find cancer clinical trials

Web site helps patients find cancer clinical trials

Women with gynecological cancer now have an online source for finding out about available clinical trials. The Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) and the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) have teamed up for the Web page, which is available on GCF's Women's Cancer Network site. Users can find detailed descriptions of current trials, including the study's purpose, how it works, eligibility requirements, and the potential risks and benefits of participating. Once users have found a trial they think they may qualify for, they can call the GOG staff to learn the nearest participating trial site and how to get in touch with the study's facilitators. GOG's Industry Collaboration Team, which aims to facilitate a two-way communication between industry and GOG, involves more than a dozen pharmas, including Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, and Novartis, according to the site. Go to the Women's Cancer Network site to read more.

 

http://www.wcn.org/interior.cfm?diseaseid=13&featureid=5