Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are essential to aid faster development of new, safe, effective treatments and drive the development of clinical services.

As a network, we are working hard to ensure that patients in the network have equitable access to clinical trials and increasing recruitment to, and awareness of, radiotherapy clinical trials are key priorities.

Our network-wide clinical trials group is attended by Consultant Clinical Oncologists, Therapeutic Radiographers, Dosimetrists, Physicists, Clinical Trials Officers and local Clinical Research Network representatives. We have been working with our stakeholders to promote awareness, understanding and collaboration in the region, with the aim to broaden the breadth and depth of the research portfolio for all patients having radiotherapy as part of their cancer treatment.

The graph below shows the number of patients recruited into radiotherapy clinical trials over time in the network. A recent increase in recruitment can be seen. Recovery from a decline in recruitment due to Covid can be observed.

So far we have:

Promoted cross-organisation collaboration
Identified gaps in the clinical trial portfolio
Worked with stakeholders to understand the clinical trial process and identify areas for improvement
Shared examples of good practice throughout the region
Raised the profile of radiotherapy clinical trials in the North East and North Cumbria.

We look forward to continuing the promotion of advanced and innovative radiotherapy for all cancer patients requiring radiotherapy in the region.

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Routes to research

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Finding your route to research

making information available for patients

Routes to research

Routes to Research is about helping health and care staff in the North East and North Cumbria suppor

Finding your route to research

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