The goal of this research is to find better ways to treat and prevent cancer. Many types of treatments may be tested in a clinical trial. If a new treatment offered in a clinical trial proves to be effective, it may become a new standard treatment that will be offered to many patients. Many of the standard treatments available today are the result of past clinical trials. Patients enrolled in a clinical trial are among the first to receive new treatments before they become widely offered.
Clinical trials offer important scientific information about the effectiveness of new treatments.
Because this research often leads to improved cancer treatments, clinical trials can play a key role in the progress against cancer.