ECOG - Individuals at ECOG Institutions Interested in Joining ECOG

ECOG: The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group


ECOG Introduction to ECOG Clinical Trials Guide For Cancer Patients What is a clinical trial? Why participate? Does insurance cover costs? What if I change my mind? How can I join a clinical trial? ECOG's active protocols Patient Information Selenium E5597 Colorectal E4203 Colon E5202 Melanoma E2603 Prostate CHAARTED E3805 Rectal E5204 Cancer in Siblings E1Y97 Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma E4402 Breast Cancer PACCT1: TAILORx Informational Videos Trial Summary Results Trial Monitoring ECOG Data Monitoring Committee ECOG Institutions Institutions by state Alphabetical listing Joining ECOG Publications Publications bibliography Announcements NCI Press Release: Bevacizumab... Job Openings Future ECOG Meeting Dates Researcher Advocate Partners Investigator Awards NCI-VA Initiative Hurricane Katrina Scales and Criteria ECOG Performance Status Common Toxicity Criteria Cancer Information Breast Cancer Video Colon Cancer Video Cancer Survivor Publications Releasing Results Guidelines Other Cancer Sites ECOG Main Institutions' Sites Other Cooperative Groups Advocates/Support Groups ECOG HOME PAGE ECOG MEMBERS INFORMATION (password required) GLOSSARY SEARCH CONTACT INFORMATION DISCLAIMER			Individuals at ECOG Institutions Interested in Joining ECOG The following procedures apply to staff members, employed at active ECOG member institutions and affiliates, who are interested in joining ECOG. If you are not sure whether your institution is an active ECOG member institution, check our List of ECOG institutions by State. If your institution is not an active ECOG member institution or affiliate, click here for information. All staff directly involved in the conduct of ECOG trials, such as physicians, nurses, CRAs, and pharmacists must first register with the Pharmaceutical Management Branch, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (PMB, CTEP) at https://iapps-ctep.nci.nih.gov/ctepar/main.html. After obtaining Investigator/Associate Identification Numbers, each staff member completes and submits the Roster Update Form to ECOG. (form in Microsoft Word format) In addition to what's listed in #1, all physicians intending to enter patients onto ECOG trials must: Provide documentation of human research subjects protection training. This can be either a training program approved by the local institution or NCI's program. The NCI program is available at http://cme.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/learning/humanparticipant-protections.asp (on the NCI web site) Provide a letter of support from the institution's ECOG Principal or Senior Investigator. All forms may be faxed or mailed to the following address: ECOG Coordinating Center Frontier Science Attn: Membership 900 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA 02215 Fax: 617-632-5414 If you have any questions, please contact ecog.membership@jimmy.harvard.edu How to contact ECOG All contents copyright © 2006 Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. All rights reserved. Revised: April 18, 2007