The heart of UC Irvine’s clinical research is four-pronged: the Stern Center for Cancer Clinical Trials and Research (oncology clinical trials), the Center for Clinical Research (a multidisciplinary center for non-oncology trials), the Alpha Clinic (stem cell and gene therapy trials) and UCI MIND (dementia trials).
Trials at UC Irvine are supported by many sources, including the National Institutes of Health, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, philanthropic gifts and, in some cases, drug companies that are engaged in testing novel treatments and require multiple centers to complete their research. This article in the spring edition of UC Irvine Magazine offers a snapshot of how a growing clinical trials portfolio at UC Irvine is saving lives and improving care.