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As a leader in cancer research, Karmanos is able to offer patients access to innovative treatments and clinical trials that are often times not available anywhere else.
To offer hope and longer life to patients with all types of cancer, Karmanos offers the latest types of therapy through our clinical trials program. Through clinical trials, we are creating new knowledge about how therapies fight cancer and provide national leadership in testing these new therapies.
We understand that cancer is a complex disease that demands complex care. We provide each patient with a dynamic, carefully constructed treatment plan focused on their specific cancer and their unique needs.
We listen to you to design a plan that provides you with respect, compassionate care and is responsive to your emotional and practical concerns.
Patient Power
Dipesh Uprety, M.D., medical oncologist and member of the Thoracic Oncology and Phase I Clinical Trials Multidisciplinary Teams, explained EGFR mutation testing. This procedure examines DNA sequences of non-small cell lung cancer tumor cells for mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene. Dr. Uprety described the types of treatments that can be used if the mutation is found.
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