Radiological Physics Center, Department of Radiation Physics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX, USA.
Front Oncol. 2012 Dec 26;2:198. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2012.00198. eCollection 2012.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) clinical cooperative groups have been instrumental over the past 50 years in developing clinical trials and evidence-based clinical trial processes for improvements in patient care. The cooperative groups are undergoing a transformation process to launch, conduct, and publish clinical trials more rapidly. Institutional participation in clinical trials can be made more efficient and include the expansion of relationships with international partners. This paper reviews the current processes that are in use in radiation therapy trials and the importance of maintaining effective credentialing strategies to assure the quality of the outcomes of clinical trials. The paper offers strategies to streamline and harmonize credentialing tools and processes moving forward as the NCI undergoes transformative change in the conduct of clinical trials.
美国国家癌症研究所(NCI)临床协作组在过去 50 年中为开发临床试验和循证临床试验流程以改善患者护理方面发挥了重要作用。这些协作组正在进行转型过程,以更快地启动、进行和发布临床试验。机构参与临床试验可以更加高效,并扩大与国际合作伙伴的关系。本文回顾了当前在放射治疗试验中使用的流程,以及维护有效的认证策略以确保临床试验结果质量的重要性。本文提供了一些策略,以便在 NCI 进行临床试验的转型过程中,对认证工具和流程进行精简和协调。