Dr. Richard Levine, President of Space Coast Cancer Center, was an invited guest speaker at the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology (FLASCO) statewide conference Thursday, April 8. Dr. Levine described for the attendees how to develop and manage a cancer clinical trials department, as well as the protocol for introducing a new medication for administration in the cancer center for patient treatment. He also reviewed the importance and value of providing state-of-the-art, evidence-based cancer treatment, utilizing current technology, clinical pathways, with a multidisciplinary and integrated care plan. Space Coast Cancer Center is the first practice in Florida and the third in the United States to implement the evidence-based University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) clinical pathways.
