The Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte is partnering with the Moffitt Cancer Center of Florida in a study that could lead to individualized treatments for specific types of cancer.
Over the next five years, CMC will enroll more than 2,300 patients in the study, which will involve collecting tissue samples, medical histories and clinical records. Patients in the study will benefit from clinical trials and new treatments that may result from the research.
"The Total Cancer Care project is the kind of clinical research that physicians at Blumenthal Cancer Center are seeking for their patients," said Dr. Jeffrey Kneisl, medical director of Blumenthal Cancer Center and principal investigator for the Total Cancer Care study at CMC.
"This is a thoughtfully conceived, methodically planned project that joins comprehensive cancer centers, cutting-edge research and patient-specific care."