Tuesday, October 17, 2023 Business Mary Bird Perkins expands research to include phase 1 clinical trials By Holly Duchmann - October 17, 2023 FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. (Marie Constantin) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is now enrolling patients into phase 1 clinical trials, an expansion of its services, the center announced this morning. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.