Fletcher Allen, a Vermont university hospital and medical center, serves all of
Vermont and the northern New York region. Located in Burlington, Fletcher Allen is a regional, academic healthcare center and teaching hospital in alliance with the University of Vermont.
Cancer Research and Clinical Trials
As a university hospital, Fletcher Allen, together with our partners at the Vermont Cancer Center, continually pursues better ways to prevent, screen for, diagnose, and treat medical conditions through medical research.
As a patient at Fletcher Allen, you benefit from the knowledge that comes from an active cancer research program. Our researchers are committed to facilitating the translation of research from the laboratory, to the patient’s bedside, to the community, in order to make a difference in the lives of our patients. And these discoveries not only improve care for people here at Fletcher Allen, but across the country and around the world.
About the Vermont Cancer Center
The Vermont Cancer Center (VCC) is a not-for-profit comprehensive clinical and research cancer center, the only such organization in the state of Vermont. The VCC is committed to innovative cancer research, life-saving prevention and treatment programs, public education and scientific collaboration, and serves to influence standards of cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis and care across Vermont and northern New York. Learn more about the Vermont Cancer Center.
Cancer Clinical Trials
The Vermont Cancer Center (VCC), in alliance with Fletcher Allen, provides a major resource for clinical trial activity in Vermont and surrounding regions. The VCC oversees the administration of a number of national and regional clinical trials for different cancer types. See cancer clinical trials.
