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Masonic Cancer Clinical Trials Network says state funding expanded research access across Minnesota
Summary
The Masonic Cancer Clinical Trials Network (MNC CTN) told the committee that $4 million a year in state funding helped build research capacity across Greater Minnesota, enabling trials at community sites, increasing enrollments, and improving access to innovative therapies.
Doug Yee, medical director of the Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network and former director of the Masonic Cancer Center, told the committee state funding has enabled a partnership model that brings clinical trials to community hospitals and clinics across Minnesota.
Yee said the network’s $4,000,000 annual state appropriation helped create infrastructure and staffing so sites that previously lacked research capacity can enroll patients. He described the…
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