Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network
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The Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network (MNCCTN) is a cancer clinical trials network with locations across Minnesota. #MNCCTN
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Cancer research is a vast, complex enterprise that involves researchers from many disciplines. It also relies heavily on the participation of patients and healthy volunteers, without whom #CancerResearch would not be possible. go.nih.gov/6XczMxv
#NationalCancerResearchMonth
#ClinicalTrials have four main phases. Each phase has a different goal in testing a new treatment, drug, or device. These goals include effectiveness, safety, side effects, and more. More people are included as the phases go on. #TrialTermsTuesday #MNCCTN #cancerresearch
Efficacy describes how well a treatment works in a study's participants. A similar word is effectiveness, which describes how well a treatment works in the real-world population. Check out other terms in the MRCT Center Glossary: mrctcenter.org/clinical-resea… #MNCCTN #TrialTermsTuesday
More than 30% of adults consider #racism to be a major problem in health care in the U.S. Take some time to reflect this #NationalMinorityHealthMonth and learn about the ways racism affects health and creates and maintains health disparities cdc.gov/minorityhealth… #healthequity
An institutional review board (IRB) is a group of experts from different backgrounds that are not part of the study or study team. The IRB reviews studies and must approve of a study before it can be conducted or enroll participants. #MNCCTN #TrialTermsTuesday #clinicaltrials
This week's #TrialTermsTuesday is eligibility criteria. These criteria are different for every study & determine who can be included or excluded from a study. Common criteria include age, health conditions, treatments, & ability to consent to participate #MNCCTN #clinicaltrials
We're back with #TrialTermsTuesday ! #ClinicalTrials are a specific type of research study that tests new drugs, treatments, or devices. Check out this definition & other research terms in the MRCT Center Glossary: mrctcenter.org/clinical-resea… #MNCCTN #cancerresearch