Title:Community Clinical Oncology Program (U10)

Contact:

Lori Minasian, M.D.
Division of Cancer Prevention
National Cancer Institute
6130 Executive Boulevard, EPN Room 2017, MSC-7340
Bethesda, MD 20892-7340 (for U.S. Postal Service express or regular mail)
Rockville, MD 20852 (for express/courier delivery; non-USPS service)
Telephone: (301) 496-8541
FAX: (301) 496-8667
E-mail: minasilo@mail.nih.gov

Objective of Project:

The overall objective of this RFA is to bring the advantages of state-of-the-art cancer prevention and control and treatment research to individuals in their own communities by having practicing physicians participate in NCI-approved cancer prevention and control and treatment clinical trials.

Description of Project:

The Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute (NCI), has established the Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP). The CCOP sets a community-based clinical trials network that links research bases (NCI Cooperative Groups and Cancer Centers) to community physicians who participate in cancer clinical trials as part of their overall practice. This RFA seeks to strengthen the CCOP by: 1) continuing the program as a vehicle for supporting community participation in cancer prevention and control and treatment clinical trials through research bases; 2) expanding and strengthening the cancer prevention and control research effort; 3) utilizing the CCOP network for conducting NCI-supported cancer prevention and control research; and 4) evaluating on a continuing basis CCOP performance and its impact in the community.

Participating community programs (CCOPs) will be required to enter participants onto NCI-approved cancer prevention and control and treatment clinical trials through the research base(s) with which the CCOP is affiliated. The NCI intends to commit approximately $10.9 million in total costs in FY 2008 to fund approximately 17 CCOP group and/or Research Base awards.