A$24.6 million for Australian clinical trials hub on regional cancer trials

The Australian government is providing almost A$25 million ($17.8 million) so Australians with cancer and rare diseases have access to clinical trials no matter where they live including regional and remote Victoria.

Patients with poor access to clinical trial programs don’t always gain early access to breakthroughs in medical treatment that can be life-saving. The government will provide funding support to the Australian Clinical Trials Network’s TrialHub.

This will boost opportunities for patients across Australia to participate in clinical trials of new treatments and other interventions as close as possible to their homes, regardless of where they live.

The program will create partnerships with regional hospitals to expand the reach and participation in clinical trials, allowing patients from all over Victoria access to potentially life-saving treatments. TrialHub’s initial focus will be on rare cancers and other rare diseases, prostate cancer and melanoma.

This program is a collaboration between Monash University and Alfred Health to boost the number of available clinical trials in Victoria.