Clinical Trials Patient Resource Area
Clinical trials are research studies that try to find better ways to
prevent, diagnose, or treat cancer. Many of the standard treatments for
cancer today were once tested in a clinical trial. The NCI's Clinical
Trials Cooperative Groups are researchers at many institutions who jointly
develop and conduct cancer treatment clinical trials.
Emerging Med
EmergingMed.com is a free and confidential cancer clinical trial matching and referral service.
National Cancer Institute's Clinical Studies Support Center (CSSC)
CSSC provides information about clinical studies taking place on the campus
of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. CSSC also offers
a toll-free telephone service, in which an information specialist can
provide information on clinical studies for people with cancer.
Search Clinical Trials.gov
The National Library of Medicine has developed ClinicalTrials.gov to provide patients, family members and members of the public current information about clinical research studies.
TrialCheck
TrialCheck provides access to "real-time" cancer clinical trials
information. The tool quickly queries and screens a database of more than
4,000 cancer clinical trials open and enrolling patients.
Websites of the NCI Cooperative Groups which conduct clinical trials around the country
American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG)
The ACOSOG is one of ten cooperative groups funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop and coordinate multi-institutional clinical trials and is the only cooperative group whose primary focus is the surgical management of patients with malignant solid tumors.
Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB)
The Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) is a national clinical research group supported by the National Cancer Institute.
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)
The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) is one of the largest clinical cancer research organizations in the United States, and conducts clinical trials in all types of adult cancers.
European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
The aims of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) are to develop, conduct, coordinate, and stimulate laboratory and clinical research in Europe to improve the management of cancer and related problems by increasing survival but also patients' quality of life.
Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG)
The Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) is one of the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) funded cooperative cancer research groups. GOG is the only group which focuses its research on women with pelvic malignancies, such as cancer of the ovary, uterus, and cervix.
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP)
The National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) is a clinical trials cooperative group supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG)
The RTOG is a multi-institutional cooperative organization. The Group provides an infrastructure for clinical investigators from the United States and Canada to seek more effective treatments for cancer.
Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG)
The Southwest Oncology Group is an adult cancer clinical trials organization.
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