Hello Everybody,
I have just been browsing new PC websites. I was on NCCN, which is an
association of 19 top cancer centers. It is a great source of
information, some of which I will post in another msg.
I am telling you about the website emergingmeds.com, because it it is
recommended by NCCN, so I would think it's reputable. Emergingmeds.com
helps match patients with clinical trials, and I just tried it out
and was impressed. It was easy to register. Then I filled out an
extremely detailed online questionnaire about my husband and his PC
and I got very specific results immediately. Instant gratification!
This is a big help because you don't have to guess which trials may be
right for you. They tell you.
**There were 445 trials listed for PC. Many of them are being run by
private companies, but the experts predict that the new breakthrough
drugs will come not from big pharma, but from small biotech start-ups.
The site lists trials by type of disease and also there are many that
deal with side effects of the ca.
Hope this helps someone.
Leah
Anyway, this is from their website:
Our Mission
EmergingMed's mission is to leverage the power of the Internet to
increase treatment options for people with serious illnesses and to
speed up drug development through increased enrollment in clinical
trials.
Our Goal
EmergingMed's goal is to become the central repository of clinical
research information in the United States and to provide a fast,
simple way for people with serious illnesses to search for and gain
access to clinical trial options.
Our Services
EmergingMed offers a free online tool that helps cancer patients find
appropriate clinical trials in a matter of minutes
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"If everything is coming your way, you are probably in the wrong lane.
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Bill - 21 Feb 2007 15:25 GMT
"I am telling you about the website emergingmeds.com, because it it is
recommended by NCCN, so I would think it's reputable."
Leah, can you post a link? I tried to go to that site but could not
find it. Nor did I find link or reference to it on NCCN.
Bill Denton
RP 2/12/02
PSA 1.6
Memphis
callalily - 21 Feb 2007 17:22 GMT
> "I am telling you about the website emergingmeds.com, because it it is
> recommended by NCCN, so I would think it's reputable."
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> PSA 1.6
> Memphis
So sorry. It is emergingmed.com. Just tried it and it's OK. Or you
can call 877-601-8601.
Here is the page I linked from: (NCCN: Ca Resource Links: Clinical
Trials.)
http://www.nccn.org/patients/reference_links.asp
Good luck.
Leah
callalily - 21 Feb 2007 20:30 GMT
**Please note correction to the above: the correct url is
emergingmed.com. See my note to Bill, below, for a link.
Leah
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> "If everything is coming your way, you are probably in the wrong lane.
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Bill - 22 Feb 2007 15:14 GMT
Thanks, Leah. That trial matching function is definitely more specific
than others I have used. I give up wading through dozens of trials for
hormone-refractory PCa to find the handful that apply to me, so this
is a better mousetrap.
Bill Denton
RP 2/12/02
PSA 1.6
Memphis