Markey Cancer Center
Research Network

Markey Cancer Center Research Network

At the UK Markey Cancer Center, we deliver leading-edge cancer care and conduct groundbreaking research. Through our work, we are pushing forward the future of cancer treatment.

We are Kentucky’s only National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and one of the nation’s leading cancer research centers.

We don’t confine research to our walls. We bring important research studies into the communities we serve. We do this through the Markey Cancer Center Research Network (MCCRN).

MCCRN is an alliance of community hospitals and doctors conducting clinical research in:

Cancer prevention
Early detection
Treatment
Health services
Survivorship

A RESEARCH NETWORK FOR KENTUCKY

Community hospitals that are MCCRN members offer their local patients the chance to participate in Markey clinical research studies. These studies include clinical trials that provide access to new therapies, which may offer the best hope for effective treatment.

While taking part in these trials, community hospital patients can be close to home during treatment. They remain under the direct care of their trusted local doctors and near their own support systems.

Markey offers support and education for the MCCRN research centers. Research studies are supported by Markey’s quality assurance office. We ensure these studies meet the highest ethical standards.

Markey Cancer Center
Clinical Trials

Learn more about the clinical research studies taking place at Markey.

Clinical Trials

RESEARCH STUDIES

Markey conducts more than 175 groundbreaking clinical research studies each year. Our own doctors and scientists develop many of these studies. Others are national studies available through Markey’s membership in the NCI National Clinical Trials Network.

Studies offered through MCCRN focus on areas with the highest rate of cancer. They also focus on the cancers that most affect these regions. These include lung, colorectal and cervical cancers.

MCCRN COORDINATING CENTER

The MCCRN Coordinating Center manages the activities of the research network. These activities include:

Network membership
Portfolio committee
Research, education and training
Research study development
Project management
Monitoring and quality assurance
Contracting and research budgets
Research program development support