Since 1979 the Bay Area Tumor
Institute’s
clinical research program has enabled East Bay physicians
and more than 2000 adult and pediatric cancer patients to
participate in research studies designed to identify treatments
that are more effective than the currently accepted standards
of practice. Participating physicians follow National Cancer
Institute and pharmaceutical company sponsored “clinical
trials” that prescribe precise treatment regimens
utilizing the most advanced forms of chemotherapy, radiation,
and surgery. The Bay Area Tumor Institute is one of 50
federally supported Community Clinical Oncology Programs
(CCOP) in the United States.
The Bay Area Tumor Institute provides medical leadership,
data management, and organizational services to this research
program. The Institute also distributes anti-cancer drugs
to participating physicians, organizes the East Bay Hospitals’
Institutional Review Board, and conducts seminars on advances
in cancer research.
PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS
RESEARCH GROUPS
Eligible cancer patients can participate
in the clinical research projects of the following research
groups and pharmaceutical manufacturers:
For additional information, interested patients should contact
their cancer specialist or the National
Cancer Institute .
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