Welcome to SOCRU

Southern Oncology Clinical Research Unit (SOCRU) is a phase one cancer trials unit based in Adelaide, South Australia. We are conveniently located within Flinders Private Hospital, close to Adelaide City, within the Southern Biomedical hub of Adelaide city and has close ties with Flinders University, and many of the neighbouring health care providers such as Southern Oncology SA, Bensons Radiology, Australian Clinical Labs, Radiology SA and many more. Run by a team of six experienced oncologists, SOCRU provides patients the opportunity to contribute to ongoing cancer research whilst receiving the highest quality, evidence based clinical care from our skilled health professionals. We are experienced in conducting trials using various interventions including cytotoxic, targeted therapies, immunotherapy and oncolytic viral therapies. All research tasks are conducted by qualified and experienced staff in compliance with ICH-GCP and all other regulatory requirement.