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- Clinical Trials Office
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- Data & Safety Monitoring Committee (DSMC)
- Protocol Review Committee (PRC)
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Clinical Research Infrastructure
A listing of resources for the review, management and monitoring of cancer-related clinical research is below.
Clinical Trials Office (CTO): The CTO provides study management services to UIC faculty conducting clinical research related to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of cancer.
Disease Teams: 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.
OnCore Clinical Trial Management System: An online software system that manages University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) cancer-related studies conducted by faculty, involving patients with cancer or at risk for cancer.
Data and Safety Monitoring Committee (DSMC): In cooperation with the UIC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Office for the Protection of Research Subjects, the DSMC provides for the safety review of selective cancer-related protocols.
Protocol Review Committee (PRC): The PRC, in cooperation with the UIC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Office for the Protection of Research Subjects, provides for the scientific review of all cancer-related protocols.
