PHEN implements education, awareness and support initiatives within communities throughout the country by working with African American churches, pharmaceutical partners and cancer treatment and research institutions. In addition, PHEN has a national network of African American prostate cancer survivors and caregivers who support its efforts. These are key parties needed to carry out successful prostate cancer clinical trials, currently working together through PHEN. The Clinical Trials Rally expands PHEN’s ongoing activities with these partners to include a focus on increasing the participation of African American men in clinical trials.
“With important partnerships already in place, PHEN is uniquely positioned to tackle one of today’s most pressing challenges for developing new prostate cancer therapies that will meet the needs of black men based on scientific evidence,” says Thomas Farrington, PHEN’s founder and president.
“Astellas is pleased to expand our collaboration with PHEN and support the Clinical Trials Rally. We are committed to working with PHEN to increase awareness of clinical trials within the African American community,” says Dr. Hong Tang, Astellas Executive Medical Director, Oncology.
Patients are encouraged to learn more about clinical trials and all about the benefits and risk of enrolling in a trial. PHEN provides this information to you at: www.PHENTrials.com