WHAT IS A CLINICAL TRIAL?
	Research studies conducted with patients are called clinical trials. Read on to learn more about these studies and if entering one is right for you.

Clinical trials provide patients at Stanford early access to the latest treatment strategies. The SCC conducts active recruitment throughout the Greater Bay Area to ensure the broadest possible access to these emerging therapies. Particular emphasis is placed on engaging minority and medically underserved populations.

Cooperative Groups

The SCC is an active participant in ECOG and other cooperative groups performing multi-center cancer clinical trials in public and private institutions across the country. Through ongoing partnerships with community hospitals throughout the Greater Bay Area, the SCC works to ensure the broadest possible access to these trials and the therapeutic advances they may offer. For more information, please visit Cancer Clinical Trials Office.

NCI Cancer Information Service (CIS)

For nearly 30 years, the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service (CIS) has provided the latest cancer information to patients, their families, health professionals and the public. Stanford is working with the CIS Partnership Program at the Northern California Cancer Center to serve minority and medically underserved populations throughout the Greater Bay Area. Our goals are to prevent cancer from occurring, promote early detection and make it easier for patients to learn about clinical trials that they may want to join. For more information, learn about making progress with clinical trials and the NCI's clinical trials education series.

SCC Outreach/Recruitment Committee

In partnership with the American Cancer Society and the Northern California Cancer Center, the SCC leadership has formed a workgroup to identify strategies for reaching minority and medically underserved populations and to increase their enrollment in cancer clinical trials. This committee includes Asian, Hispanic and African-American oncology faculty members, as well as outreach workers and patients from minority populations.