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The MCA is working with the University of Kansas Cancer Center's Clinical Trials Office to increase access to advanced clinical trials. All MCA members are provided detailed information about all of the clinical trials managed at the University of Kansas Cancer Center via the MCA members-only website, and can refer patients to those trials.

MCA Clinical Research Partners are eligible to enroll patients at their location in selected MCA-sponsored multi-site trials, and Major Clinical Research are eligible to enroll patients at their location in all available MCA-sponsored multi-site trials. All members participating in clinical trials will need to first complete a site visit and assessment of their clinical trials infrastructure and staffing.

MCA-Sponsored Clinical Trials

• Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials: The University of Kansas Cancer Center's Clinical Trials Office is opening a number of multi-site investigator-initiated trials. Depending on the members' research capabilities and interests, MCA Clinical Research Partners and Major Clinical Research Partners will be eligible to serve as sites for patient enrollment. A list of active MCA-sponsored investigator-initiated trials is available on the MCA members-only website.
• Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) Clinical Trials: MCA Clinical Research Partners and Major Clinical Research Partners are eligible to be sponsored by the MCA and can enroll patients in SWOG trials. MCA members can obtain information about these SWOG trials via the MCA members-only website searchable trials database.
• Industry/Pharmaceutical Company Clinical Trials: MCA Clinical Research Partners and Major Clinical Research Partners are eligible to be sponsored by the MCA as a "subsite" for industry trials. MCA members can obtain information about these industry trials via the MCA members-only website searchable trials database.

University of Kansas Cancer Center Clinical Trials
In addition to the MCA-sponsored trials, the University of Kansas Cancer Center's Clinical Trials Office manages a variety of investigator-initiated clinical trials that are open to all physicians to refer patients. The Clinical Trials Office sends a monthly Clinical Trials Priority Booklet via mail that lists current trials open to oncologists in the region for referral. MCA members are provided with a web-based searchable trials database on the MCA members-only website.