[Chemotherapy and clinical research coordinator].
We have described the activities and responsiveness of clinical research coordinators (CRC) who support clinical studies of cancer chemotherapy. Clinical studies are essential for approval of new chemotherapeutic drugs. To perform clinical studies with high quality control, CRC staffs should play a large coordinating role throughout the process of each study. We introduce the recent status of the support system for clinical studies and discuss its problems.
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Clinical Research Coordinating Office, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan.
D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000592:standards; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D018579:Patient Selection