What Is Colorado Cancer Research Program's Research Role?

• Facilitate the processes to support the cancer doctor to enroll a cancer patient in a cancer protocol.
  
  
• Provide a qualified research nurse to coordinate all patient pre-entry and on-study requirements and to provide on-going patient/family education while the patient is receiving treatment.
  
  
• Ensure Good Clinical Practices in the conduct and monitoring of individuals participating in a clinical trial.
  
  
• Ensure high standards for data management that meet or exceed National Cancer Institute's quality assurance requirements for the submitting a participants' study data information.
  
  
• Ensure compliance with U.S. Federal Drug Administration's requirements for the handling and accountability of the investigative drugs used in the trials.
  
  
• Participate in Quality Assurance Audits required by the National Cancer Institute (and the cooperative research groups) to assure research integrity in the conduct of human subjects research.