Cancer patients at Memorial Hermann have access to appropriate
clinical trials through their doctors. Any patient participating
in a clinical trial at Memorial Hermann receives the standard-
of-care treatment, in addition to the new therapy under
consideration. When a proven standard-of-care treatment seems to
provide insufficient attack against a patient's cancer,
qualified patients can be enrolled in ongoing community-based
trials. Types of Trials and Research Clinical trials are
research studies intended to answer scientific questions about
human populations, molecular interactions, specific aspects of
tumor cells or advancing cancer treatments. There are several
different options available: - Studies looking at potential
causes of cancer and how to prevent them (epidemiological
studies) - Studies preventing cancer (preventive trials) -
Clinical studies to treat patients who have previously had
cancer (vaccines or combinations to prevent the cancer from
coming back) - Treatment studies studying new anticanc