Are there other options for colorectal cancer patients who have exhausted standard therapies?
Yes. Some colorectal cancer patients take part in studies of new treatments. These studies, called clinical trials, are designed to find out whether a new treatment is safe and effective. The U.S. National Institutes of Health, through its National Library of Medicine and other Institutes, maintains a database of clinical trials at www.clinicaltrials.gov . The most current listing of clinical trials on colorectal cancer may be accessed on this site.
