Clinical trials are research studies designed to evaluate whether a new treatment or procedure is safe and effective. The knowledge gained through cancer clinical trial research has helped scientists and doctors develop new ways to slow, halt, treat and prevent cancer. Every cancer treatment currently available is the direct result of clinical research. CJOC offers patients the opportunity to participate in carefully controlled national and regional clinical trials, sponsored by renowned institutions such as the Cancer Institute of New Jersey Oncology Group; Saint Peter’s University Hospital; the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project. Pharmaceutical companies also offer clinical trials for medications in research stages that have not yet been approved by the FDA. We can arrange to have our patients participate in these pharmaceutical company trials. It is important to keep in mind when making a decision regarding clinical trials that they are conducted under rigorous scientific and ethical safeguards, with patient safety being the highest priority. To ensure safety, clinical trials are regulated by federal agencies; along with the Institutional Review Board, an independent committee of doctors, statisticians and community representatives; and the Data Safety and Monitoring Board, a group of doctors, medical ethicists, statisticians and other health professionals. Researchers provide participants with written information on the clinical trial, ensuring participants understand both the potential risks and benefits. Participants may elect to withdraw from a trial at any time. CJOC’s physicians and nurse practitioners will be pleased to assist you with clinical trial decisions by discussing all of the facts with you, enabling you to make a well-informed decision.
All of today’s successful treatments are based on results of past research studies. Because of progress made through research studies, people treated for cancer are living longer.
Clinical trials are research studies designed to evaluate whether a new treatment or procedure is safe and effective. The knowledge gained through cancer clinical trial research has helped scientists and doctors develop new ways to slow, halt, treat and prevent cancer. Every cancer treatment currently available is the direct result of clinical research. CJOC offers patients the opportunity to participate in carefully controlled national and regional clinical trials, sponsored by renowned institutions such as the Cancer Institute of New Jersey Oncology Group; Saint Peter’s University Hospital; the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project. Pharmaceutical companies also offer clinical trials for medications in research stages that have not yet been approved by the FDA. We can arrange to have our patients participate in these pharmaceutical company trials. It is important to keep in mind when making a decision regarding clinical trials that they are conducted under rigorous scientific and ethical safeguards, with patient safety being the highest priority. To ensure safety, clinical trials are regulated by federal agencies; along with the Institutional Review Board, an independent committee of doctors, statisticians and community representatives; and the Data Safety and Monitoring Board, a group of doctors, medical ethicists, statisticians and other health professionals. Researchers provide participants with written information on the clinical trial, ensuring participants understand both the potential risks and benefits. Participants may elect to withdraw from a trial at any time. CJOC’s physicians and nurse practitioners will be pleased to assist you with clinical trial decisions by discussing all of the facts with you, enabling you to make a well-informed decision.