The START Center for Cancer Care

START Center for Cancer Care comprises a team of more than 30 world-class oncologists practicing at thirteen locations in San Antonio and across south Texas. The START Center also conducts the world’s largest Phase I clinical trials program for oncology with research facilities in Madrid, Spain and Shanghai, China. At the START Center, cancer patients are being treated with some of the most advanced treatments and technology available. The new START Center combines sophisticated treatment modalities and one of the world’s largest and most active Phase I clinical trial programs.The center represents the union of South Texas Oncology and Hematology (STOH) and South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (START). The physicians of the START Center aim to usher in a new era in cancer treatment, one that combines customized, streamlined cancer treatment with groundbreaking, accelerated drug development efforts. The center houses The physicians of the START Center aim to usher in a new era in cancer treatment.a full spectrum of clinical care for cancer patients, including chemotherapy, state-of- the-art radiation therapy, hormonal therapy and wellness programs. It also is home to an internationally renowned Phase I clinical trials program, where more than 40 promising new drugs are now being tested for the first time in patients.