The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, commonly referred to as simply the Alliance, is a cooperative group of researchers and healthcare professionals dedicated to improving the treatment and outcomes for patients with cancer. The Alliance conducts clinical trials to
There are several cooperative cancer groups in the United States, which are collaborative organizations that bring together researchers and institutions to conduct clinical trials and advance cancer research. These groups have played a critical role in advancing cancer care and
Dr. Clark joins Joel Weissman, PhD, and a team of researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in an effort to improve surgical decision-making for persons living with Dementia. The study is titled: “Decisions Around Dementia and Surgery” (aka the DecADES
Wake Forest Baptist Health will be joining the Alliance clinical trial A021806. This phase III that compares perioperative chemotherapy (given before and after surgery) versus adjuvant chemotherapy (given after surgery) for the treatment of pancreatic cancer that can be removed
The FDA has alerted the public that biotin can significantly interfere with laboratory tests and cause incorrect laboratory results including the pancreatic cancer marker CA 19-9. Biotin, also known as vitamin B7, is a water-soluble vitamin found in multi-vitamins, prenatal