City of Hope Launches National Clinical Trial Network to Expand Access to Cancer Treatments
The model centralizes trial operations to open studies across multiple states simultaneously.
Overview
- The network connects 37 U.S. locations, placing millions of people within roughly 90 minutes of a City of Hope site.
- In the initial rollout, nine trials spanning solid tumors and blood cancers are active at 12 sites with enrollment running ahead of expectations.
- A Phase 2 study of Eli Lilly’s therapy for relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma is open at eight locations.
- City of Hope is developing AI and predictive tools to identify eligible patients and select optimal sites for each trial.
- The digitally connected hub-and-spoke design streamlines startup and enrollment to reduce ZIP code–based disparities and enable rapid expansion.