Early-Phase Clinical Trials in the Community: Results from the National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Centers Program Early-Phase Working Group Baseline Assessment.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-2013
Abstract
PURPOSE: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP) formed an Early-Phase Working Group to facilitate site participation in early-phase (EP) trials. The Working Group conducted a baseline assessment (BA) to describe the sites' EP trial infrastructure and its association with accrual.
METHODS: EP accrual and infrastructure data for the sites were obtained for July 2010-June 2011 and 2010, respectively. Sites with EP accrual rates at or above the median were considered high-accruing sites. Analyses were performed to identify site characteristics associated with higher accrual onto EP trials.
RESULTS: Twenty-seven of the 30 NCCCP sites participated. The median number of EP trials open per site over the course of July 2010-June 2011 was 19. Median EP accrual per site was 14 patients in 1 year. Approximately half of the EP trials were Cooperative Group; most were phase II. Except for having a higher number of EP trials open (P = .04), high-accruing sites (n = 14) did not differ significantly from low-accruing sites (n = 13) in terms of any single site characteristic. High-accruing sites did have shorter institutional review board (IRB) turnaround time by 20 days, and were almost three times as likely to be a lead Community Clinical Oncology Program site (small sample size may have prevented statistical significance). Most sites had at least basic EP trial infrastructure.
CONCLUSION: Community cancer centers are capable of conducting EP trials. Infrastructure and collaborations are critical components of success. This assessment provides useful information for implementing EP trials in the community.
Volume
9
Issue
2
First Page
55
Last Page
61
ISSN
1935-469X
Published In/Presented At
Zaren, H. A., Nair, S., Go, R. S., Enos, R. A., Lanier, K. S., Thompson, M. A., & ... Denicoff, A. M. (2013). Early-phase Clinical Trials in the Community: Results from the National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Centers Program Early-Phase Working Group Baseline Assessment. Journal Of Oncology Practice / American Society Of Clinical Oncology, 9(2), e55-e61. doi:10.1200/JOP.2012.000695
Disciplines
Medical Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
23814525
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Peer Reviewed for front end display
Peer-Reviewed
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Hematology-Medical Oncology Division, Department of Medicine Faculty
Document Type
Article