title: Open source tools in support of a multi-center prospective biomarker study in prostate cancer.
abstract: The open source software tools developed at UCLA are the informatics infrastructure supporting translational research efforts of the 11 National Cancer Institutes Prostate SPORE sites. The Codebook is a caBIG compliant application that manages PHI (e.g. names, medical record numbers, etc.) separately from research data. Research data are collected using a flexible clinical trials management suite called pTracker. Our poster will present how these two applications are implemented and function in this prospective multi-center study.
authors.affiliation: UCLA InfoShare, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: Rey
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Encarnacion
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Helsley
authors.forename: Sung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Khy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Alan G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D018070:Biological Specimen Banks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015415:Biomarkers; D019295:Computational Biology; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003628:Database Management Systems; D006801:Humans; D018973:Intellectual Property; D008297:Male; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018511:Systems Integration
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers