Treating the Untreatable Through Clinical Trials: Trupti’s Story

Diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer, Trupti Patel had two options: “a clinical trial or nothing.”

“About 30 million people in the U.S. have a rare disease. Who are these people? Your family, your friends, your neighbors. You. Me. Us. Clinical trial drugs, they give people the opportunity to live.”

Watch Trupti’s story and hear more about her lifesaving decision.

As an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lurie Cancer Center’s physicians and researchers are able to offer the most advanced therapies and innovative treatment plans through clinical trials. 

Learn more about Lurie Cancer Center’s clinical trials at Northwestern Medicine