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Cancer Clinical Trials: Proactive Strategies

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  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. Stanley P. L. Leong

    1. Department of Surgery, University of California Medical Center at Mount Zion, San Francisco

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  • Foreword by Samuel A. Wells, Jr., MD, Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, former Director of the American College of Surgeons and Founder of the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Cancer Treatment and Research (CTAR, volume 132)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Historical Perspective and Evolving Concerns for Human Research

    • Bernard Lo, Nesrin Garan
    Pages 1-10

  3. Cancer Trials and the Institutional Review Board (IRB)

    • Scott Kurtzman, Zita Lazzarini
    Pages 11-30

  4. NCI’s Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program: A Commitment to Treatment Trials

    • Jeffrey S. Abrams, Anthony Murgo, Michaele C. Christian
    Pages 31-50

  5. The Role of the FDA in Cancer Clinical Trials

    • Steven Hirschfeld
    Pages 51-109

  6. The Role of Cooperative Groups in Cancer Clinical Trials

    • Ann M. Mauer, Elizabeth S. Rich, Richard L. Schilsky
    Pages 111-129

  7. The Advocate Role in Clinical Study Development and Partnering with Patient Advocates in Your Local Institution

    • Barbara Parker
    Pages 131-141

  8. The National Breast Cancer Coalition: Setting the Standard for Advocate Collaboration in Clinical Trials

    • Fran Visco
    Pages 143-156

  9. The Role of the Principal Investigator in Cancer Clinical Trials

    • Stanley P. L. Leong
    Pages 157-177

  10. The Audit Process and How to Ensure a Successful Audit

    • Y. Nancy You, Lisa Jacobs, Elizabeth Martinez, David M. Ota
    Pages 179-197

  11. The Privacy Rule (HIPAA) as it Relates to Clinical Research

    • John M. Harrelson, John M. Falletta
    Pages 199-207

  12. The Commission on Cancer, American College of Surgeons’ Response to HIPAA

    • E. Greer Gay
    Pages 209-217

  13. Ethical and Legal Issues in the Conduct of Cancer Clinical Trials

    • Gerianne J. Sands, Peggy A. Means
    Pages 219-229

  14. The Role of the Office of Research Integrity in Cancer Clinical Trials

    • Peter Abbrecht, Nancy Davidian, Samuel Merrill, Alan R. Price
    Pages 231-239

  15. Strategies for the Administration of a Clinical Trials Infrastructure: Lessons from a Comprehensive Cancer Center

    • Leonard A. Zwelling, Carleen A. Brunelli
    Pages 241-274

  16. The Clinical Research Process: Building a System in Harmony with its Users

    • Greg Koski
    Pages 275-290

  17. Cancer Research and Clinical Trial in Action: An Important Exercise Before You Embark on Your Study

    • Larry Carbone, Scott H. Kurtzman, Stanley P. L. Leong
    Pages 291-309

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 311-319
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About this book

Clinical trials remain the most important vehicle for improving the care of cancer patients. This text presents the fundamental components and challenges involving clinical investigations. Leading experts discuss the critical issues covering the spectrum of important topics from planning to application.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Surgery, University of California Medical Center at Mount Zion, San Francisco

    Stanley P. L. Leong

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cancer Clinical Trials: Proactive Strategies

  • Editors: Stanley P. L. Leong

  • Series Title: Cancer Treatment and Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-33225-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2007

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-33224-6Published: 09 November 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-7890-5Published: 22 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-33225-3Published: 25 November 2007

  • Series ISSN: 0927-3042

  • Series E-ISSN: 2509-8497

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 320

  • Topics: Oncology

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