title: [Present status of computer utilization in cancer clinical trials].
abstract: The present status of computer utilization in cancer clinical trials as regards trial planning, data management, statistical analysis and dissemination of knowledge is reviewed and some proposals for designing a new system are presented. In Japan, the importance of a statistical center for collaborative clinical trials has come to be recognized and interdisciplinary discussion on computer information system is just beginning.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Epidemiology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohashi
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003199:Computer Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms; D012984:Software