SOUTHWEST ONCOLOGY GROUP CA-13612

描述：申请资金支持亚利桑那州癌症中心 (亚利桑那大学)参加西南肿瘤学小组 合作癌症临床研究，以提高癌症的治疗水平 人类。具体的目标和目标是： 1.继续满足当前的科学领导和核心服务 承诺包括：(A)议定书协调(多项研究)；(B) 疾病/纪律委员会行政管理；(C)参考资料和资料库 实验室管理；和(D)集团质量保证和质量 控制力。 2.继续推动有前途的新研究的快速整合 线索，包括亚利桑那州癌症中心开发的线索， 合作团体测试以改善患者的治疗选择和患者 关心。 3.继续履行机构临床研究承诺 招募合适的患者参加SWOG研究和所有护理员 对长期跟踪、质量控制等的承诺。 4.继续提高社区医生和病人的意识和 继续支持参与SWOG临床试验 合作小组外联方案(CGOP)和其他外联和继续 教育项目和活动。 5.继续努力了解影响应计项目的因素， 特别是那些特殊人群(例如，少数民族、老年人、 经济困难)，并在下列情况下实施适当的干预 有可能。

Description: Funding is requested to support the Arizona Cancer Center (University of Arizona) participation in Southwest Oncology Group cooperative cancer clinical research to improve the treatment of cancer in humans. Specific aims and objectives are: 1. To continue to meet current scientific leadership and core service commitments including: (A) protocol coordination (multiple studies); (B) disease/discipline committee administration; (C) reference and repository laboratory administration; and (D) group quality assurance and quality control. 2. To continue to promote the rapid integration of promising new research leads, including those developed at the Arizona Cancer Center, into cooperative group testing to improve patient treatment options and patient care. 3. To continue to meet institutional clinical research commitments in the recruitment of appropriate patients for SWOG studies and all attendant commitments to long-term follow up, quality control, etc. 4. To continue to promote community physician and patient awareness and participation in SWOG clinical trials by continued support of the Cooperative Group Outreach Program (CGOP) and other outreach and continuing education programs and activities. 5. To continue efforts to understand factors affecting accrual, particularly those in special populations (e.g., minority, elderly, financially disadvantaged), and to implement appropriate interventions where possible.