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HealthTree Foundation Enhancements for Blood Cancer Patients

In a significant development during Blood Cancer Awareness Month, the HealthTree Foundation has introduced enhancements to its AI-driven Clinical Trial Finder that are set to benefit patients battling blood cancers. This powerful tool now offers personalized clinical trial matches based on the unique medical records of blood cancer patients, including those with myeloma, leukemia, and lymphoma.

A Leap Forward in Trial Matching

The new enhancements enable automated calculations of patients' prior lines of therapy directly from their medical histories, a feature that typically poses challenges when sourced from standard electronic health records. This improvement ensures more accurate eligibility assessments and subsequently enhances the likelihood of perfect matches to clinical trials.

HealthTree's innovations not only improve match accuracy but also clarify the reasons for matches, with a feedback mechanism that allows patients to provide input on their experience.

Enhancing Accessibility to Trials

Finding suitable clinical trials can often be a daunting task for patients, given the intricate eligibility criteria associated with each study. Before the enhancement, the process often felt overwhelming, requiring patients and their caregivers to sift through countless open trials manually.

With the upgraded HealthTree Clinical Trial Finder, patients can now rely on an automatic analysis of their medical data—utilizing lab results, treatment history, and disease markers—that cross-references the criteria of available trials. In doing so, the platform curates a personalized list of trials, significantly supporting patients in making informed decisions about participating in groundbreaking therapies that are currently under development.

HealthTree's Vision for the Future

As stated by Jenny Ahlstrom, the founder and CEO of HealthTree, this represents a pivotal moment in how clinical trials are accessed: "This is the first truly personalized clinical trial finder. Unlike common clinical trial finders that allow patients to search for trials based on filters like zip code or treatment type, we are using tens of thousands of data points to ensure that patients receive personalized trial matches based on their real-world medical data."

The foundation's advancements showcase a commitment to utilizing clean, validated data generated through AI technology, enabling real-time updates and precise matching. By harnessing this innovative tool, HealthTree not only aids patients in exploring all potential treatment options but also alleviates the workload for clinicians, streamlining the process of trial access and expediting enrollment decisions essential for synthesizing new cures.

Join HealthTree's Mission

To utilize the HealthTree Clinical Trial Finder, patients are encouraged to become part of the HealthTree Cure Hub. This platform serves as a comprehensive patient data portal, where over 14,000 cancer patients contribute real-world data to empower researchers in seeking breakthrough discoveries. As a nonprofit organization, HealthTree's focus remains on improving patient outcomes and catalyzing research collaborations in the fight against blood cancers.

The HealthTree Foundation is trailblazing a path for changes in cancer care, fostering connections between patients and researchers, and continuously striving to revolutionize cancer treatment to accelerate the search for cures. For further details about HealthTree's initiatives, visit healthtree.org and learn how you can contribute to this transformative movement.