Protecting Research Participants
We are committed to promoting the rights, safety and welfare of research participants. Our Institutional Review Board and Clinical Trials Office provide ethical review and approval of proposed research involving recruitment of human subjects to participate in studies and clinical trials.
Clinical Trial Sponsors and Researchers
Clinical Trial Sponsors and Researchers start the review process by contacting our Clinical Trials Office. The Office of the Vice President for Research Clinical Trials Office and the Mays Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office provides administrative, regulatory and budget services to researchers conducting clinical trials.
Texas ranks No. 3 in the nation for the number of clinical trials with approximately 20,400. It is important to have a system which provides patients access and treatments as the state is a large state geographically and access is critical.
Tom Kowalski, President and CEO of the Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute
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1 of only 4 in Texas conducting clinical trials at an NCI-designated cancer center
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200+ current clinical studies
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More than 20 categories of clinical research conducted each year