When a cancer diagnosis turns life upside down, many patients begin an often long journey through treatment, uncertainty and questions. In addition to regular therapy, clinical trials offer an important opportunity: they provide access to new, promising treatment options - often years before they become widely available. To make it easier for patients in Bavaria to find their way to such studies, the Bavarian Center for Cancer Research (BZKF) has set up a central study registry for Bavaria. Since its launch in November 2022, the service has been growing steadily - around 1,000 clinical oncology studies are now recorded and accessible to all interested parties via the website studien.bzkf.de. In order to facilitate access to these studies for patients and doctors, more than 1,700 contact details for the currently recruiting studies are stored in the BZKF study registry.