The Breast Center in Florida

Clinical Trials

The Breast Center at Mayo Clinic in Florida offers you an opportunity to participate in new therapeutic approaches, including targeted biological therapies, chemotherapy or hormonal treatments for early and advanced breast cancer. Special programs include a Familial Cancer Program for individuals with a potentially high risk of developing breast cancer based on family history.

Mayo's clinical trials include experimental treatments, often unavailable elsewhere, which frequently lead to improved patient care for people worldwide.

For a listing of clinical trials involving patients at Mayo Clinic, see the Clinical Trials Web page. It lists clinical trials by condition, treatment, specialty and Mayo Clinic location.

This list includes only trials about which Mayo researchers have chosen to publish information. There may be other trials under way which are not part of this listing. Ask your doctor about clinical trials appropriate for your situation.

Research studies are approved and made available for patient participation only after strict review by national (mostly National Cancer Institute) and Mayo review panels. Mayo policy ensures that any patient involved in a research study is fully informed of all known risks, benefits and alternative treatments.

Members of the Breast Clinic staff also are involved in basic, laboratory research. The projects vary, but they share the goal of improving our understanding of breast cancer biology and treatment.