Treatment Today, Progress Tomorrow

Simply stated, clinical trials are research studies wherein participating patients along with their doctor have the opportunity to discover new and better ways to improve the treatment of cancer. Through TCHOP, a member of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP), participation in these life-saving trials is available in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. The CCOP is a comprehensive clinical trial network that brings the latest adult cancer prevention and treatment research findings to communities across the nation. Formed in 1983, CCOP brings together community physicians with the medical industry’s leading scientists to conduct NCI-supported clinical trials. Through their efforts locally, TCHOP benefits both patients and physicians in the community, providing treatment for today and progress for tomorrow.