Medical Research is the Start

Medical research is the start of the quest to improve survival and quality of life for patients with cancer and other conditions.

To get potential new cancer treatments from the lab to patients, clinical trials are key.  But in the United States, one in five clinical trials fail because they don’t recruit enough patients to participate.  A recent study found that 75% of patients say their doctors never told them about the opportunity to participate in a clinical trial and that most who didn’t participate were never informed about these studies.

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Clinical Trials Q & A

What is a Clinical Trial?

Ronan J. Kelly, MD, MBA
Director of Oncology, Baylor University Medical Center
formerly Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Global Oncology

What kind of therapies do Clinical Trials study?

Ronan J. Kelly, MD, MBA
Director of Oncology, Baylor University Medical Center
formerly Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Global Oncology

Why Participate in a Clinical Trial?


Bob Miranda Stage IV Esophageal Cancer Patient Clinical Trial Participant


Ronan J. Kelly, MD, MBA
Director of Oncology, Baylor University Medical Center
formerly Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Global Oncology

What Kind of Medical Care will Participants in Clinical Trials Receive?


Ronan J. Kelly, MD, MBA
Director of Oncology, Baylor University Medical Center
formerly Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Global Oncology


Bob Miranda Stage IV Esophageal Cancer Patient Clinical Trial Participant

How Do Clinical Trial Participants Contribute to
Progress in the Fight against Esophageal Cancer?


Ronan J. Kelly, MD, MBA
Director of Oncology, Baylor University Medical Center
formerly Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Global Oncology


Do Some Patients get Placebos in Clinical Trials?

Ronan J. Kelly, MD, MBA
Director of Oncology, Baylor University Medical Center
formerly Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Global Oncology

One Patient’s Story


Bob Miranda Stage IV Esophageal Cancer Patient Clinical Trial Participant