As compared to conventional, stand-alone clinical trials in advanced non-small cell lung cancer, the biomarker-driven Lung Cancer Master Protocol, or Lung-MAP, has enrolled higher percentages of patients who are older, patients who are from rural or socioeconomically deprived areas, and patients who have Medicaid or no insurance.
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have been awarded a $22.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of War to lead studies and clinical trials for leptomeningeal disease, a devastating complication of breast and other cancers that spreads to the coverings of the brain and spinal cord.
