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Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v3.0 (CTCAE)

Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v3.0 (CTCAE) (PDF) (Publish Date August 9, 2006)
CTCAE v3.0 includes Adverse Events applicable to all oncology clinical trials regardless of chronicity or modality.

CTC v2.0 is active for a few legacy protocols only. Supporting documents are archived on the web. CTEP data systems accommodate AE reporting for both CTC v2.0 and CTCAE v3.0.

IMPORTANT: CTCAE v3.0, originally published March 31, 2003 is updated with minor editorial changes described in CTCAE v3.0 Notice of Modifications (PDF) (Publish Date August 9, 2006). The CTCAE Booklet, published May 22, 2003 does not include all editorial corrections. Therefore, each user must use the Notice of Modifications document to update the Booklets by hand. Since the number of corrections was small, the Booklets have not been reprinted.

CTC/CTCAE Dictionary and Index
The CTCAE Dictionary is a web-based application to assist in locating appropriate adverse event terms from both CTC v2.0 and CTCAE v3.0.

Responsible Adverse Event (AE) Reporting: Finding Appropriate AE Terms
The Responsible Adverse Event (AE) Reporting: Finding Appropriate AE Terms is a Power Point slide presentation to provide an overview of AE related information and illustrates the search capabilities of the tools available from the CTCAE v3.0 and CTC v2.0 websites.

CTCAE v3.0 Online Instructions and Guidelines (Updated August 9, 2006)
An instructional tool providing detailed guidelines regarding the use of the CTCAE and the changes made from CTC v2.0.

CTCAE v3.0 Frequently Asked Questions (Updated June 30, 2006)
Answers to commonly asked questions regarding the CTCAE v3.0, MedDRA, changes from CTC v2.0, and others.

CTCAE v3.0 Notice of Modifications (PDF) (Publish Date August 9, 2006)
The Notice of Modifications details the revisions made to the CTCAE v3.0 since its initial publication on March 31, 2003.

CTCAE Implementation (PDF) (Updated June 30, 2006)
A guideline for CTCAE v3.0 accommodation in databases.

Information provided in the CTCAE v3.0 Index and CTCAE v3.0 Glossary PDF files can be found within the CTCAE v3.0 Online Instructions and Guidelines (see link above).


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