Cancer Clinical Trials and Research

We go beyond delivering the best available treatments for cancer – we are at the forefront of developing the next generation of innovative cancer solutions that are targeted to your needs.

Understanding how to detect and treat cancer is the best way to eliminate it. That’s why Allegheny Health Network invests resources into finding new ways to fight cancer. We have hundreds of clinical trials investigating the latest approaches to care.

Pioneering work in cancer treatment

It’s our latest in a long commitment to groundbreaking cancer care. Chief among these discoveries and contributions are:

• A pioneering study that ultimately recommended lumpectomy and radiation over more radical mastectomy as the new standard for breast cancer surgical treatment.
• A study demonstrating the preventive effects of the drug Tamoxifen in treating breast cancer. See active breast cancer clinical trials

• Pioneering lung cancer surgery and radiation therapy technique to spare healthy lung tissue while maintaining proper lung function. See active lung cancer clinical trials
• Pioneered preoperative chemoradiation and surgical techniques for patients with rectal cancer. See active colorectal cancer clinical trials
• Creation of a clinical trial that established new national standards for breast radiation therapy in collaboration with prestigious cancer organizations from across the country
• In collaboration with Siemens, one of the first five sites worldwide to test and implement advanced radiation therapy technology
• First site in the region to implement TomoTherapy for effective treatment of prostate cancer