About cancer clinical trials
Cutting-edge research and clinical trials at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center are transforming the way cancer is prevented, intercepted, diagnosed and treated.
Each year, Mayo Clinic conducts thousands of cure-enabling clinical trials, bringing clinical research to the patient's bedside as quickly and effectively as possible.
Transforming the future of cancer care
Clinical trials help us develop the future of cancer care and bring those advancements to people in need today.
Backed by decades of research, substantial resources, and collaboration across disciplines and geographic locations, our research teams are optimizing existing treatments and developing new interventions for all cancers.
Commitment to equity, inclusion and diversity
Broad and diverse representation in clinical research ensures that new therapies most effectively address the needs of all people with cancer.
To improve health equity, our researchers work with our teams in Community Outreach and Engagement to identify and prioritize clinical trials that best meet the needs of our catchment area communities. We want to make certain that people of all backgrounds have access to clinical research.
Our research teams also are working to decentralize clinical trials by using our platform-based infrastructure to offer trials within communities, and for some cancers, within a person's own home.
Through a program called Cancer Care Beyond Walls, Mayo Clinic opened the first U.S. clinical trial to test the delivery of cancer chemotherapy to people in their homes.
This initiative aims to make cancer care more accessible, break down barriers to care and improve the patient experience. It also lays the foundation for clinical trials to be held outside of traditional trial sites and for new interventions to reach all people with cancer.
A national network of support
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center with three unique sites. The depth and breadth of research, leadership and resources at our locations in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota allow us to serve a national catchment area with diverse populations.
Our role as an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center encourages a deep understanding and support of the communities and catchment areas we serve. We conduct physician-led and industry-sponsored trials at all phases of research.
Learn about centralized study management, oversight and reporting functions.
Read about the latest clinical trial results and advances in cancer care at Mayo Clinic.
