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Disease teams are expected components of the protocol review and monitoring system within NCI-designated cancer centers. Their function is to ensure cancer-related, hypothesis-driven, patient-oriented clinical research studies are vetted for:
- Appropriateness given the Cancer Center’s patient population and the current study portfolio (i.e., to ensure no overlapping studies)
- Clinical operational feasibility for activation and implementation
- Meeting Cancer Center’s clinical research priorities
Disease teams are also responsible for continuous evaluation of low accruing studies to determine the potential for closure.
All cancer-related, hypothesis-driven, patient-oriented clinical research studies conducted by the Cancer Center must be reviewed and approved by an appropriate disease team or the CTO Medical Director, should an applicable disease team not be constituted. This must be completed prior to submission to the Protocol Review Committee (PRC) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) review.
To submit a study for disease team review, please email the study protocol to the disease team coordinator.
Disease Teams and Meeting Schedule
If you are unsure about which disease team is appropriate, email the study protocol to the CTO Regulatory Manager, Erin O’Donnell, at [email protected].
Disease Team Resources
- Cancer Center Disease Team policy
- Protocol Review Committee (PRC)