An Hour From Home, Not a Flight Away: Grok Bot Caught a Lung Cancer Trial Adding a Nearby Site
- Level Intermediate
- Setup1–3 hrs (estimated)
- Evidence Some evidence
- CostNot stated in source
- No-codeYes
What they did
A founder with stage 4 ALK+ lung cancer wanted a trial for a new drug but not if it meant flying across the country again and again. In September the trial added a site at the University of Cincinnati, about an hour from his home, and his Grok Bot caught the change and flagged an eligibility question for his oncologist. It now checks every morning and tracks more than 25 options in Notion.
How it went
A daily, sourced list of new or changed trials that fit your diagnosis and travel limits.
Worth knowing
- One patient's setup. Always review trials with your oncologist; listings can be out of date. Keep health details in a private tracker.
Prompt
Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.
I have [diagnosis, stage, biomarkers, past treatments] and will travel up to [distance] from [city]. Every morning, check ClinicalTrials.gov, FDA decisions, conference abstracts and company news for anything relevant. Compare with yesterday and tell me only about new or changed items, each with a source link and any eligibility questions to ask my oncologist. Add them to my tracker in [Notion / Google Sheet].
Recommended
Try it in Grok Bot
- Copy the prompt (button below).
- Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
- Connect the listed tools (Notion) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
- If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."
Alternatives: the same prompt works in Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.
Set it up
Tools: Notion · Stack: Grok Bot + clinical trial listings + Notion tracker
- Read the original source for full context.
- Connect the tools your agent needs.
- Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
- Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.
Generic suggested steps, not from the source.
Evidence
Detailed first-hand X post (221 likes, 8.7K views) naming the trial site change and the 3-step method
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