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A clinical trial is one of the final stages of a long and careful cancer research process. Studies are done with cancer patients to find out whether promising approaches to cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment are safe and effective.
If you have cancer, you may want to talk to your doctor and consider taking part in a clinical trial. Clinical trials are an option for many people with cancer.
The Table below lists some of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-sponsored cancer trials that have been approved by the Saint Agnes Medical Center’s Institutional Review Board (IRB), and are currently open for enrollment:
Study Identification
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Study Description |
| RTOG 0436 |
Treatment of Esophageal Cancer:
A Phase III Trial Evaluating the Addition of Cetuximab to Paclitaxel, Cisplatin, and Radiation for Patients with Esophageal Cancer who are Treated Without Surgery |
| RTOG 0815 |
Treatment of Prostate Cancer:
A Phase III Prospective Randomized Trial of Dose-Escalated Radiotherapy with or without Short-Term Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Patients with Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer
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| RTOG 0848 |
Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer:
A Phase III Trial Evaluating Both Erlotinib and Chemoradiation as Adjuvant Treatment for Patients with Resected Head of Pancreas Adenocarcinoma
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| RTOG 0924 |
Treatment of Prostate Cancer:
Androgen Deprivation Therapy and High Dose Radiotherapy with or without Whole-Pelvic Radiotherapy in Unfavorable Intermediate or Favorable High Risk Prostate Cancer: A Phase III Randomized Trial
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| RTOG 0937 |
Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer:
A Randomized Phase II Study Comparing Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation Alone to Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation and Consolidative Extra-Cranial Irradiation for Extensive Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer
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| RTOG 0974 OR NSABP B-43 |
RTOG 0974 OR NSABP B-43:
A Phase III Clinical Trial Comparing Trastuzumab Given Concurrently with Radiation Therapy and Radiation Therapy Alone for Women with HER2-Positive Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Resected by Lumpectomy
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For additional information about cancer clinical trials in the local area, visit:
Hematology-Oncology Medical Group of Fresno
7130 N. Millbrook, Suite 100
Fresno, Ca 93720
Phone: (559) 447-4949
Cancer Care Associates
1791 E. Fir Ave.
Fresno, CA 93720
Phone: (559) 326-1222
American Cancer Society Clinical Trials Matching Service
Phone: 1-800-303-5691
For more information about Saint Agnes Cancer Clinical Trials, visit Clinical Research Center, or call (559) 450-7790.
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