Clinical Trials
Welcome to the WCN Clinical Trials page. Here's where you can learn how clinical trials work and about specific clinical trials for gynecologic cancers.
Clinical trials are carefully designed research studies that involve volunteers. Researchers carry out clinical trials to find ways of improving medical care and treatment. A clinical trial is one of the last steps in a long and careful research process.
Clinical trials study new ways to prevent, diagnose or treat diseases, such as gynecologic cancers.
To learn more about these studies, see:
The GCF Answers Questions About Clinical Trials
The Most Commonly Asked Questions About Cancer
The Importance and Role of Cancer Clinical Trials
Getting the Facts Straight About Placebos in Clinical Trials
What to Know About the Cost of Clinical Trials
States That Require Health Plans to Cover Patient Care Costs in Clinical Trials
To find out more about clinical trials that might be right for you, click on a link below.
Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) Trials
The Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) is a non-profit organization with the purpose of promoting excellence in the quality and integrity of clinical and basic scientific research in the field of Gynecologic malignancies. The Group is committed to maintaining the highest standards in clinical trials development, execution, analysis and distribution of results. Continuous evaluation of our processes is utilized in order to constantly improve the quality of patient care.
National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), established under the National Cancer Act of 1937, is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research and training. The NCI's Clinical Trials webpage will help you find potentially beneficial cancer treatment trials based on the type of cancer you have, its stage, the type of trial you are seeking, and your location. It will also help you decide whether to participate in a particular trial, and provide the latest results and developments of current cancer clinical trials.
Acurian
Founded in 1998, Acurian.com is a leading e-health company that uses web-enabled databases to accelerate and improve the launch of clinical trials and prescription drugs. Acurian's web-applications are designed to accelerate the launch of trials by bringing together the companies developing new drugs, the physicians who conduct clinical trials, and the patients who can benefit from new treatments.
ASSIST-Ovarian.com
ASSIST-Ovarian.com is a Web site designed to provide information about the ASSIST-1 (ASsessment of Survival In Solid Tumors-1) and ASSIST-3 (ASsessment of Survival In Solid Tumors-3) clinical trials for women with recurrent ovarian cancer. Both of these Phase 3 trials are studying TLK286, an investigational cancer drug being developed by Telik, Inc, and its effectiveness for treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer in comparison to already approved drugs. The ASSIST-1 trial tests how TLK286 affects survival rates when used alone, and the ASSIST-3 clinical trial uses TLK286 in combination with the approved drug carboplatin.
CancerTrialsHelp.org
Developed by the Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups, the purpose of CancerTrialsHelp.org is to raise awareness and dispel myths about clinical trials. The Web site provides basic information about clinical trials, resources to locate clinical trials, and order forms for cancer patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers to obtain educational materials. The Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups is the nation's premier network of cancer clinical trials specialists, and includes cooperative groups, cancer centers, academic medical centers, community hospitals, physician practices, and patient advocate groups.
Emergingmed.com
Since December 2000, EmergingMed has guided more than 100,000 patients through a search for cancer clinical trials. EmergingMed's Navigator service enables you to create a detailed profile to see if you match the eligibility requirements of more than 10,000 trials in the United States and Canada. Our Clinical Trial Specialists will work with you by telephone to make sure you get the information you need to make important decisions about clinical trial options.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Trials
Cancer clinical trials are research studies to find better ways to treat cancer. Clinical trials often compare the most accepted cancer treatment (standard treatment) with a new treatment that doctors hope will be better. What doctors learn in these trials will help people with cancer-now and in the future.
NCCN is committed to improving and advancing promising cancer therapies through clinical trials. NCCN's Oncology Research Program (ORP) supports research at NCCN Member Institutions and facilitates the post-approval evaluation of innovative and promising therapies.
In the link below, you can access additional information about clinical trials.
Tumor Vaccine Group - University of Washington
The Tumor Vaccine Group at the University of Washington is a multidisciplinary group of investigators focused on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancer with novel, immune-based therapies. Involving scientists, doctors, nurses, and patients, our translational research works to bring the most innovative treatments from the bench to the bedside and to harmonize scientific study with patient care.
We invite you to explore the work we are doing, through Scientific Research and Clinical Trials, to further cancer's diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. This site provides an introduction to immune therapies and our ongoing clinical trials program and pre-clinical research projects.
Clinical Trials Information for Patients
This information has been provided by a wide range of credible sources and is for educational purposes only. While the GCF makes every reasonable effort to include precise, current and reliable information, the GCF cannot take responsibility or liability for its accuracy. Information is not intended as endorsements for treatment, tests, trials, resources, etc. The GCF encourages women to become informed and involved in their diagnostic and treatment options before making decisions. Any person who has or might have health concerns should consult a professional health care provider. This information shall not be reprinted or modified in any way without prior written permission from the GCF.
The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation gratefully acknowledges Morphotek’s support of our clinical trials initiative.