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Credentialing for participation in clinical trials

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) clinical cooperative groups have been instrumental over the past 50 years in developing clinical trials and evidence-based clinical trial processes for improvements in patient care. The cooperative groups are undergoing a transformation process to launch, conduct, and publish clinical trials more rapidly. Institutional participation in clinical trials can be made more efficient and include the expansion of relationships with international partners. This paper reviews the current processes that are in use in radiation therapy trials and the importance of maintaining effective credentialing strategies to assure the quality of the outcomes of clinical trials. The paper offers strategies to streamline and harmonize credentialing tools and processes moving forward as the NCI undergoes transformative change in the conduct of clinical trials.

Source: Frontiers in Oncology

DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2012.00198

Authors: David S. Followill, Marcia Urie, James M. Galvin, Kenneth Ulin, Ying Xiao, Thomas J. FitzGerald

Institutions: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, RTOG Foundation, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Language: English

Topic: Ethics in Clinical Research

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,801