Patient with Rare Cancer Finds Hope in a Clinical Trial

Patient with rare cancer finds hope in a clinical trial

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A runner, Judith Hetlage repeatedly felt pain in her left lower leg while on her daily path around Davie, Florida.

The president of the CRIS Foundation was diagnosed in 2008 with a multiple myeloma. Today she has been stable for ten years thanks to entering the trial of an experimental therapy. More information: Nine things you should know about clinical trials

Aichi Cancer Center and St. Marianna University Hospital (Kawasaki City) have begun clinical trials for an infusion drug that cancer patients can participate in remotely from their regular hospitals using online consultations. Remote clinical trials for oral medications have already been conducted, but this is said to be the first in Japan for an infusion drug.