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State MnDRIVE funds supported Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network, officials tell committee
Summary
University witnesses said MnDRIVE funding helped build a statewide clinical trials network that placed research staff at 24 community sites, increased access to trials and supported pilot outreach that raised colorectal screening among Native American participants.
University health researchers told the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee that state MnDRIVE appropriations seeded a Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network that expands access to clinical research across Greater Minnesota and the Twin Cities.
Doug Yee, medical director of the Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network and a medical oncologist, said the network grew with state support into a system now operating at 24 clinical sites staffed by about 156 personnel. The network, he said, opened 85 unique clinical trials in fiscal year 2024 and reached about 1,400 Minnesotans through outreach and enrollment activities.
“The support from the states seeded this…
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