Clinical Trials & Research
A clinical trial is one of the final stages of a long and careful cancer research process. Studies involve cancer patients to find out whether promising approaches to cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment are safe and effective. The Clinical Trials Unit was set up through a funding initiative by the Health Research Board which was awarded to Dr. Maeve Leahy in 2001. The aim of this grant is to build and enhance the capacity of hospitals with significant cancer services, to conduct high quality clinical trials of cancer therapies. Under this initiative Marie Sheehan was employed in 2002 as the Clinical Trials Coordinator and Emma Deenihan was employed as the Clinical Trials Data Manager in 2003. More recently, Patricia Finnegan came on board in 2004 as a research nurse with specific responsibility for solid tumour trials. In March 2004 the Clinical Trials Co-ordinator, Research Nurse and Data Manager were relocated to a designated clinical trials office in the Cancer Centre. Current disease sites which have trials open to recruitment include breast and colorectal disease, lymphoma and myeloma, and the list continues to expand. The success of all trials depends on all members of the multidisciplinary team both within the centre, and the wider hospital community. Certified training sessions on clinical trials and Good Clinical Practice are organised by the team biannually; all staff are invited to attend. Any enquiries you may have, formal or informal, may be directed to the Clinical Trials Unit or to Marie Sheehan at 061 482893/Patricia Finnegan at 061 485148.
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