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Standardization, More Funds On Horizon for Clinical Trials
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Standardized, electronic case report forms and budgeted funds for correlative science studies are two changes that may be on the horizon for oncologists who take part in federally funded clinical trials, according to recommendations from the National Cancer Institute's Clinical Trials Working Group (CTWG). These and 19 other draft recommendations, unanimously accepted by the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB) on February 17, are part of a major effort to integrate the disparate and sometimes duplicative parts of the institute's