Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are part of clinical research and help find new ways to prevent, detect, or treat cancer. Treatments might be new drugs, new combinations of drugs, or new ways to use existing treatments. Clinical trials can also look at other parts of care, such as improving the quality of life for people with chronic illnesses. The goal of clinical research trials is to determine if a new test or treatment works and is safe. Presbyterian Cancer Care is committed to providing cancer patients across New Mexico with improved treatment options offered through clinical research studies.

Some of the clinical trials our Cancer Care program is recruiting for include those for breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, melanoma, as well as trials around managing side effects and symptoms of treatments. Our clinical research team is continually assessing and reviewing new trials as they become available and working closely with our Cancer Care providers to collect data and understand how these protocols may benefit patients. Participants in clinical trials may receive early access to new treatments not yet approved for use generally. Patients will also have the extra support of our clinical research staff who are managing the clinical trial and knowing that their participation in the trial will help the researchers learn more about their cancer and the potential impact that finding a new treatment may have for other cancer patients in the future.

We are a member of the New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance, which was formed in 2002 to increase access for New Mexicans to clinical trials. We have a dedicated clinical research staff to assure the safety and care of patients participating in clinical trials.

Participation in a clinical trial is a personal decision you make with your provider. If you have questions about clinical trials, please call 505-559-6350 or email us at oncologyresearch@phs.org.

Find out more about how clinical trials work and who may qualify to participate in them.