ILLINOIS ONCOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION CCOP

总部设在伊利诺伊州皮奥里亚的伊利诺伊州肿瘤研究协会社区临床肿瘤学计划(IORA CCOP)的长期目标基本保持不变，因为它继续在社区环境中努力预防、治疗、恢复和治愈癌症。具体地说，IORA CCOP旨在改善伊利诺伊州中西部成年癌症患者的预后；增加已知的和新的癌症治疗方法的知识库；教育卫生保健专业人员和公众癌症预防、早期发现、适当治疗和持续护理的重要性；通过参与临床研究试验和与初级保健医生共享信息，为癌症患者提供高质量的护理。IORA CCOP扩大了其社区存在，增加了该地区的几名泌尿科医生和外科医生作为CCOP成员。IORA CCOP鼓励少数族裔、妇女和农村患者(通常服务不足)参与临床试验。IORA CCOP及其附属机构提供在18个县的集水区(人口超过92万)进行癌症临床试验的机会。这一地区占地近12,000平方英里，大部分是农村地区，但大多数患者很容易在一个小时的车程内到达IORA CCOP在18个社区的27个附属机构之一。虽然27个附属机构中有8个位于皮奥里亚本身，但IORA CCOOP医疗肿瘤学家每周至少前往皮奥里亚以外的17个社区旅行一次；泌尿科医生前往3个社区；所有这些都得到该地区附属放射设施的支持。IORA CCOP使用了来自北部中央癌症治疗小组(NCCTG)、东部合作肿瘤学小组(ECOG)和国家外科辅助乳肠项目(NSABP)的最先进的研究方案。IORA CCOP与这些团体建立了良好的工作关系。它的集中记录保存和质量控制系统、多年的临床试验经验、其工作人员的专业知识以及CCOP肿瘤学团队的承诺，都有助于在社区环境下进行持续的高质量研究，并产生患者利益和书面结果。

The long-term objectives of the Illinois Oncology Research Association Community Clinical Oncology Program (IORA CCOP), based in Peoria, Illinois, remain essentially unchanged as it continues to work within a community setting toward preventing, treating, recovering from and curing cancer. Specifically, the IORA CCOP seeks to improve outcomes for adult cancer victims in central and western Illinois; add to the knowledge base of known and new cancer treatments; educate health care professions and the public of the importance of cancer prevention, early detection, proper treatment and continuing care; provide quality care for cancer patients though their participation in clinical research trials and by sharing information with their primary care physicians. The IORA CCOP has expanded its community presence with the addition of several of the region's urologists and surgeons as CCOP members. The IORA CCOP encourages the involvement of racial minorities, women and rural patients (typically underserved) in clinical trials. The IORA CCOP and its affiliates offer access to cancer clinical trials in an 18-county catchment area (population 920,000+). This area spans nearly 12,000 square miles of mostly rural country, yet most patients are easily within a one hour drive of one of IORA CCOP's 27 affiliates in 18 communities. Although 8 of the 27 affiliates are in Peoria itself, the IORA CCOOP medical oncologists travel to 17 communities outside Peoria at least once a week; the urologists travel to 3 communities; and all are supported by the affiliate radiation facilities in the region. The IORA CCOP uses state-of-the-art research protocols from the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG), Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG), and the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP). The IORA CCOP enjoys excellent working relationships with these groups. Its centralized recordkeeping and quality control systems, its years of clinical trials experience, the expertise of its staff and the commitment of the CCOP oncology team all lend themselves to continued quality research conducted in a community setting and resulting in patient benefit and documented results.