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UT Southwestern oncologist says CPRIT uniquely expands Texans' access to clinical trials
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Dr. David Gerber of UT Southwestern told a meeting that the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has provided clinical-trial support for Texas patients unlike anything he has seen elsewhere, and described basic clinical-trial phases and types.
Dr. David Gerber, a medical oncologist at the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT Southwestern and a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and the O'Donnell School of Public Health, told a meeting that the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has done more to support cancer clinical trials in Texas than he had observed elsewhere.
"A clinical trial is when a patient is offered a treatment or a new diagnostic test that we can learn about through…
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