Cooperative Group Cancer Clinical Trials: An NCIC Clinical Trials Group
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Development of clinical trials in a cooperative group setting: the eastern cooperative oncology group.
PURPOSE We examine the processes and document the calendar time required to activate phase II and III clinical trials by an oncology group: the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG). METHODS Setup steps were documented by (a) interviewing ECOG headquarters and statistical center staff, and committee chairs, (b) reviewing standard operating procedure manuals, and (c) inspecting study recor...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Urological Association Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1911-6470,1920-1214
DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.11228