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Alta Bates Summit Cancer Clinical Trials and Research

Research programs give you the chance to take part in scientific efforts aimed at finding new and better ways to treat cancer. By participating in a clinical study (trial), you may improve your own health while helping research doctors find more effective ways to prevent, diagnose and treat disease.

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You can play a vital role in advancing medical knowledge that could benefit millions of people. Clinical trials offer you a chance to contribute to the future of cancer medicine—and potentially benefit your own health.

Clinical trials, often called clinical or research studies, are the front lines of cancer science. By investigating new drugs, devices and therapies, medical researchers discover better ways to treat this pervasive and varied disease. Most of today’s standard cancer treatments got their start in clinical trials.

Since the 1950s, research centers within the Sutter Health network have conducted hundreds of groundbreaking studies leading to medical innovations in cancer treatment. We pursue discovery through partnerships with federal agencies such as the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We also partner with local entities, as well as pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, in collaboration with various national and local research and clinical trial organizations, provides you access to advanced medicine and information. National trials, supported by the National Cancer Institute, are offered across the country to large groups of patients. Frequently, newer medications that are unavailable to the general community are offered to patients through these trials. 

Learn more about Alta Bates Summit national trials with these resources:

  • Jordan Research and Education Institute (REDI) — For more information, please call (510) 204-4155.
  • Sutter Health Clinical Trials — This website contains an online search feature. Trials are listed by disease site or tumor group.
  • Bay Area Tumor Institute (BATI) — For more information, please call (510) 465-8502.
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Is Participation Right for You?

When you join a cancer trial, you’ll receive either the standard of care (what physicians and researchers consider the most effective known treatment right now) or the new drug or procedure being studied. That means you may have access to new, investigational cancer treatments before they are widely available and therefore may have the first chance to benefit from them. In addition to the high-quality care provided by your oncologists, you’ll be carefully monitored by clinical trial staff. In many cases, the study sponsor covers the cost of drugs, medical devices, more frequent interaction with medical professionals and additional tests to monitor your overall health.

Keep in mind there is no guarantee a research treatment will provide better results than current care methods. Ask questions and read all information provided before deciding to join a trial. Even after you’ve enrolled, there is no obligation to stay in a clinical trial—you have the right to leave a study at any time.

Remember that participation is an act of service. By taking part, you can make a difference in the lives of cancer patients everywhere.

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