Adrenal Cancer Research and Clinical Trials

We’re honored to be one of the few National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country developing and collaborating on lifesaving genitourinary cancer research initiatives, including novel therapies for the treatment of adrenal cancer.

Adrenal cancer research is necessary in the development of new treatments. Clinical trials also give patients access to the latest therapies before they’re widely available. But given the rarity of adrenal cancer, adrenal cancer research trials are hard to come by. At Winship, we can often enroll adrenal cancer patients in clinical trials, including Phase 1 trials testing the newest therapies.

Of course, treatment research is only part of the story. Through research, we’re also continuing to gain a better understanding of adrenal cancer and how to effectively and completely diagnose it. Winship genitourinary cancer researchers and scientists are leading the way and changing how cancer is prevented, detected, diagnosed, treated and survived.

We pioneer discoveries in the lab that are translated into the latest, most effective treatments in the clinic. Our bench-to-bedside research enables us to discover, develop and deliver game-changing procedures, technologies, diagnostics and treatments. As a result, Winship is advancing adrenal cancer research in every area, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, side effect reduction, recurrence and more.

Clinical trials are the third step of a five-step process for testing new therapies as outlined by the Food and Drug Administration. By the time a therapy comes to clinical trial, it has been tested in a laboratory setting and has passed preclinical safety standards.

As a research center, our physicians and scientists will make every effort to match you with a clinical trial that targets your unique cancer. It’s best if you enroll from the very beginning, so let your doctor know on your first visit if you’re interested in learning more about a clinical trial. Most clinical trials are supplemental, meaning you’ll still receive the standard therapy in addition to any treatment being studied.

Winship conducts adrenal cancer research at the following locations:

• Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University (Clifton campus)
• Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown
• Winship at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital

We welcome trial participants from all over Georgia and beyond. Talk with your doctor about whether you are eligible to participate in a clinical trial.