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Clinical Research and Trials Resources Online

• Cancer.gov Clinical Trials
  www.cancer.gov/search/clinical_trials
  Search PDQ (Physicians Data Query) database of more than 1,800 active cancer clinical trials. You may perform a broad search - for example, breast cancer - or narrow your search by specifying other criteria such as type of trial and location. Hosted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
  
  
• Clinicaltrials.gov
  www.clinicaltrials.gov
  A comprehensive database of about 5,700 current clinical studies, sponsored by the federal government and the pharmaceutical industry. Search by disease, treatment, sponsor or keyword. Hosted by NIH/National Libraries of Medicine.
  
  
• Search the Studies at NIH
  clinicalstudies.info.nih.gov/index.html
  Database of clinical studies being conducted at the NIH Clinical Center (Bethesda, MD). Search by diagnosis, sign, symptom or key words or phrases.
  
  
• Understanding Clinical Trials
  http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/info/resources;jsessionid=A1DCFC9BA706FE121A906991E1E9B900
  Comprehensive information about participating in clinical trials, including how they work, what patients should know, benefits and risks, and how are volunteers protected. Hosted by National Institutes of Health's ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Last Reviewed: February 11, 2008