Chris and Christy sit down with Kate Glasscox this week on the podcast to talk about an area of research and treatment that is lesser known in the world of pediatric cancer. Kate is a clinical nurse coordinator of developmental therapeutics in the department of oncology at CHOA. She starts out by sharing her career path that moved her from environmental law to nursing. She explains her role as the communication liaison between the physicians in her department and the physicians and families of patients all over the U.S. who do not have any standard therapies remaining and are looking for a clinical trial. Kate explains the different phases of trials, and the process for finding and entering a clinical trial. She shares how the interview process works in determining if a child would be a good fit for a trial, but also if the trial would be a good fit for the family. Lastly, she shares the one thing that she wishes all families going through this process knew.
