A national cancer clinical trials system for the 21st century : reinvigorating the NCI cooperative group program / Committee on Cancer Clinical Trials and the NCI Cooperative Group Program, Board on Health Care Services.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Cancer Clinical Trials.

Contributor:

National Academies Press (U.S.)

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Health Care Services.

NCI Cooperative Group Program (National Cancer Institute)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinical trials--United States.

Clinical trials.

Cancer--Research--United States.

Cancer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program has played a key role in developing new and improved cancer therapies. However, the program is falling short of its potential, and the IOM recommends changes that aim to transform the Cooperative Group Program into a dynamic system that efficiently responds to emerging scientific knowledge; involves broad cooperation of stakeholders; and leverages evolving technologies to provide high-quality, practice-changing research.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Overview of Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Science of Developing Cancer Therapy""; ""3 Operations, Oversight, and Funding of Cancer Clinical Trials""; ""4 Physician and Patient Participation in Cancer Clinical Trials""; ""Appendix A: Previous and Ongoing Analyses Undertaken by NCI""; ""Appendix B: Committee Member and Staff Biographies""; ""Acronyms""; ""Glossary""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612787430

9780309157872

0309157870

9781282787438

1282787438

9780309151870

0309151872

OCLC:

611632162