Clinical Research

Clinical Research


Clinical research tests new treatments, technology, and clinical practices (developed from translational research) in human participants to evaluate their safety and effectiveness. The OCIG collaborates with UCHealth, various departments within CU School of Medicine, and global pharmaceutical and biotechnological partners to offer a variety of clinical trials. These studies provide patients with access to new treatments or interventions not yet available to the public while helping researchers learn how to improve outcomes for future patients.

Diagnostics & Screening


There are currently no reliable and cost-effective screening tests for ovarian cancer. Recognizing that ovarian cancer often originates as precancerous changes in the fallopian tubes, we are studying the appearance of normal and lesion-containing fallopian tubes by MRI and developing new techniques to enhance the ability of existing imaging technology to detect these early changes.

Treatment


Standard treatments for ovarian cancer include surgery and chemotherapy. For some patients, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy and/or hormonal therapy may also be used. We are currently identifying new drug targets and developing novel target therapeutic agents and drug combinations to increase treatment response rates, delay disease recurrence, and combat drug resistance. 

Biomarkers


To improve survival rates, we are assessing and validating the clinical effectiveness of potential biomarkers, such as non-coding RNA, for the early detection, diagnosis, disease monitoring, and prediction of treatment outcomes of ovarian cancer. These diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers equip clinicians with new, innovative tools to guide treatment decisions that are tailored to the patient's unique genetic, molecular, and cellular characteristics.

Support and Collaboration


OCIG collaborates with UCHealth, various departments within CU School of Medicine, and global pharmaceutical and biotechnological partners to offer a variety of clinical trials. These studies provide patients with access to new treatments or interventions not yet available to the public while helping researchers learn how to improve outcomes for future patients.

 

Contact Info

Freda Ireigbe, MHA
OCIG Program Manager
13001 East 17th Place
Suite C5010
Aurora, CO 80045

Email: ocig@cuanschutz.edu
Phone: (303) 724-2435

 

 

Contact Info

Freda Ireigbe, MHA
OCIG Program Manager
13001 East 17th Place
Suite C5010
Aurora, CO 80045

Email: ocig@cuanschutz.edu
Phone: (303) 724-2435

 

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