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Wayne State University is recognized as leaders in clinical and basic research in radiation oncology. The focus of research at WSU is on improving outcomes, enhancing safety and developing new treatment modalities.

University Radiation Oncologists hold leadership positions with preeminent national research groups in radiation oncology, including the Southwest Oncology Group, the Gynecologic Oncology Group, the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group and the Pediatric Oncology Group.

Medical and research leadership in these groups offers WSU Physician Group patients opportunities for participating in important clinical trials. These studies of new radiation therapy protocols and technology give patients access to the latest, potentially more effective treatments before they are widely available.

WSU maintains an extensive cancer biology program with more than a dozen scientists on staff. Areas of research interest include prevention of metastasis, immunotherapy as an adjunct to radiation and suicide gene therapy.

Basic researchers work closely with the radiation oncologists to move promising treatments as quickly as possible from the laboratory into clinical trials.