Clinical Trials in Cancer Care
Show: CancerCast
Clinical trials are pivotal in developing medical breakthroughs and advancing cancer treatments. Patient volunteers are instrumental in this research process. This behind-the-scenes look offers insight into how clinical trials are conducted and what participation entails, including safety precautions, risks and benefits, and much more.
Guest: Peter Martin, MD, clinical investigator for new and promising therapies, and Chief of the Lymphoma Program at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Host: John Leonard, MD, world-renowned hematologist and medical oncologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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