UH CANCER CENTER RECEIVES $ 6.5M FOR STATE ’ S FIRST CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH CLINIC
THE UH CANCER CENTER RECEIVED A $ 6.5 MILLION GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH TO BUILD A CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE ACCESS TO EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS FOR CANCER PATIENTS IN HAWAIʻI . THE CLINIC WILL FOCUS ON EARLY PHASE CLINICAL TRIALS AND BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE STATE .
The Early Phase Clinical Research Center will provide access to phase 1 trials for cancer patients in Hawaiʻi so they do not have to travel to the continental U . S . for specialized treatments . Phase 1 trials represent the cutting edge of cancer treatments and are often considered when patients have a particularly challenging form of cancer or when standard treatments have been unsuccessful .
The federal funds match the $ 6.5 million approved by the state Legislature . The $ 13 million total will be used to construct the Clinical Research Center , in 36,000 square feet of existing shell space at the UH Cancer Center in Kakaʻako .
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