[Results of questionnaire to 56 medical institutions about clinical trials of cancer chemotherapy].
From the stand point of investigators doing clinical trials of anti-cancer drugs, a questionnaire to survey of the current status of clinical trials concerning on the reactions of medical institutions to the new GCP started in April 1997, sent to 75 institutions all over the Japan. 56 institutions (75%) gave answers to the questionnaire, in August 1998. As the results, apparent decrease of Phase II & III trials were noticed compared the numbers before March 1997. IRB with one or two outside members are well functioned in these institutions. But, training related doctors, nurses (especially CRC) are nowadays most important problems, which are strongly expected to Ministry of Health and Welfare and related medical societies, for instance Japan Society of Clinical Oncology.
Dept. of Gastroenterology, Toyosu Hospital, Showa University.
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D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000592:standards*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D011786:Quality Control; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires