$12.5 Million Grant Awarded to Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 -- 8:18 AM
-The National Cancer Institute has awarded a $12.5 million grant to Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Gundersen Medical Foundation and St. Vincent Regional Cancer Center in Green Bay to expand their clinical cancer research over the next five years.The grant, part of NCI?s newly-formed National Community Oncology Research Program, was announced in conjunction with 52 additional NCORP grants that support cancer research nationwide.
The three health care organizations, working as WiNCORP, will build upon their collaborative relationship, working closely together to improve access to cancer trials for more patients, as they target some of the biggest questions in cancer research.
MCRF, Gundersen and St. Vincent have a long history of successful clinical cancer research. MCRF has about 150 active clinical cancer research trials at any given time; Gundersen enrolls about 188 patients each year in cancer trials and has approximately 100 open trials. St. Vincent has about 120 open trials, and enrolls about 200 patients each year.
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