The new unit in La Rioja is expected to significantly increase access to cancer clinical trials. Credit: The START Center for Cancer Research / PRNewswire.

The US-based START Center for Cancer Research (START) has signed a strategic collaboration with the Spanish Fundación Rioja Salud foundation to expand access to early-phase cancer clinical trials in La Rioja, Spain.

Under the partnership, the parties plan to integrate research into clinical practice in La Rioja.

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They have also established a START early-phase unit in La Rioja, co-located with San Pedro University Hospital, which admits 1,800 new cancer patients a year.

This site is strategically placed to serve the northern regions of Aragón, País Vasco, Navarra, Castilla y León, Cantabria and Asturias, potentially benefiting more than 8.1 million people.

START CEO and chairman Nick Slack said: “This partnership with Rioja Salud marks a significant milestone in our mission to enhance access to cutting-edge cancer treatments.

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“By expanding our network to La Rioja, we are not only reaching more patients but also reinforcing our commitment to pioneering cancer research and care.”

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START clinical trial sites have conducted more than 1,000 early-phase clinical trials to date.

The centre’s network in Spain includes sites at HM Sanchinarro Hospital and Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz in Madrid, as well as HM Nou Delfos Hospital in Barcelona.

Fundación Rioja Salud is a foundation that works to promote and protect health through drug development and medical education, as well as integrate research into clinical practice in La Rioja province.

Fundación Rioja Salud CEO Juan Carlos Oliva Peréz said: “We are excited to join forces with START.

“This partnership enables us to offer our community access to the forefront of cancer research and treatment options that were previously unavailable in our region.”

The establishment of the La Rioja unit follows START’s recent collaboration with Northwell Health to open two early-phase clinical trial sites in New York.