Televideo Used in Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial

AMC Health announced the first patient enrolled in a prostate cancer clinical trial deploying televideo, at Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine in Manhattan. The trial is testing whether the antidiabetic medication metformin may slow the progression of recurrent prostate cancer. AMC Health, a provider of proven mobile health solutions, is providing this capability for the study. The goal of using televideo in this trial is to prevent known geographic and travel barriers that prevent participation.

Matthew Galsky, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine, Director of Genitourinary Medical Oncology at Tisch Cancer Center at Mount Sinai and the principal investigator, said, "This televideo technology by AMC Health provides a solution, connecting patients remotely with our study site. Patients living at great distances from Mount Sinai may come for an initial visit, but may be unable to travel monthly for follow-up visits, preventing them from participating in clinical trials. 'Video visits' make their participation possible."

The protocol for the trial was developed with input from patients, physicians and researchers, using an innovative crowd-sourcing platform developed by Transparency Life Sciences, a New York-based open-source pharmaceutical development company.

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