Hope for Connecticut’s Cancer Patients: Phase I Clinical Trials at Yale

This presentation is open to the general public.

Hope for Connecticut’s Cancer Patients: Phase I Clinical Trials at Yale
[This event is presented by the Yale Club of Hartford.]

Early-phase clinical trials at Yale enable cancer patients to access the most cutting-edge, novel, promising therapeutics to fight cancer that are available worldwide. These treatment options offer patients hope—as they may help to save or extend their lives. Dr. Patricia LoRusso will discuss what early-phase (Phase I) clinical trials are, how they are conducted, how patients can apply to participate, and what resources are involved (e.g., manpower, facilities, procedures). She will also describe the differences between Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III clinical trials and how the trials progress from one phase to the next. Lastly, she will discuss the significance of the clinical trials work at Yale and how it is helping patients and the cancer community at large—locally and throughout Connecticut.

Dr. Patricia LoRusso - As the director of the Phase I Clinical Trial Program and associate director of innovative medicine at Yale Cancer Center, Dr. LoRusso is a nationally recognized expert in developing new cancer drugs through clinical trials.

Yale Club of Hartford - Founded in 1885 and incorporated in 1952, the Yale Club and Scholarship Foundation of Hartford, Inc., also known simply as the Yale Club of Hartford (a/k/a “YCH” or the “Club”), is one of the oldest Yale clubs in the nation. The president of the Yale Club of Hartford is Michael Albano.

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