Columbia St. Mary’s Clinical Trials

August 2003

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Columbia St. Mary’s Clinical Trials

Last Updated: Aug. 1, 2003

At Columbia St. Mary’s, patients have an opportunity to be enrolled in a clinical trial as part of their treatment for cancer.

Clinical trials are designed to determine if a new drug or treatment is effective. By conducting clinical trials, Columbia St. Mary’s provides you with additional treatment options, which could include a promising new investigational drug or a treatment combination that may be as good or better than the accepted standard treatment for the disease. Clinical trials are often at the cutting edge of cancer treatment.

Columbia St. Mary’s is currently participating in clinical research trials through two nationwide cooperative groups, both with oversight by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and are subject to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules and regulations. The two groups are the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) and the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG).


There are approximately 70 different studies available for virtually all types of cancer.

There are approximately 70 different studies available for virtually all types of cancer. Studies presently available include the following: brain, breast, stomach, esophagus, colon, liver, rectal, anal, bladder, urinary tract, kidney, prostate, uterus, head and neck, and lung. Studies also are available for leukemia, lymphoma, melanoma, pain control, and metastatic cancer.

Every study has strict guidelines regarding informed consent, treatment, and follow-up care, as well as detailed description of all risks and possible side effects. The importance of participating in clinical research trials is quite evident, both for today’s patients and for future treatments of cancer patients.

For more information about clinical trials at Columbia St. Mary’s, please call the clinical studies coordinator at (414) 291-1000, extension 4061.

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