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Who Pays for Clinical Trials? What's Covered and What's Not

The costs may be split among you, your insurance, and the trial sponsor.

Marisa Taylor KarasPatricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH
Written by Marisa Taylor Karas | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH
Updated on May 13, 2025
Featuring June Y. Hou, MDReviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH | May 13, 2025

If you’re interested in participating in a clinical trial as part of your cancer treatment, you may be wondering about the costs. In this video, learn the cost breakdown of participating in a clinical trial for cancer treatment, according to June Y. Hou, MD, Gynecologic Oncologist at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center.

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Marisa Taylor Karas is a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn who has covered health, gender, and technology for 15 years. She previously worked at The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and Al Jazeera America, among other publications, and also served as managing editor of the Mellon Foundation in New York City.
Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH, is a medical editor at GoodRx. She is a licensed, board-certified pediatrician with more than a decade of experience in academic medicine.

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