The UW Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) Clinical Research Central Offices (CRCO) provides the infrastructure to support the clinical research of UWCCC investigators. The CRCO is composed of experienced research staff and they are facilitated in this support by the Biostatistics Shared Resource and the Cancer Informatics Shared Resource.

The services provided include:

• Protocol review and implementation, which includes protocol identification, protocol review, protocol activation, study closure, database management.
• Human subjects committee coordination and oversight, which includes protocol activation and continuing annual review.
• Centralized patient tracking.
• Research policy development, coordination and implementation, which is developed and implemented through the Program Manager Committee and the development of standard operating procedures.
• Training coordination and implementation.
• Education and corrective action facilitation.
• Administrative oversight.

Additional services available to UWCCC investigator initiated studies include:

• Protocol development and patient case report form development,
• Data abstraction and final report tables.

Learn more about the Clinical Research Central Offices.


Investigator Initiated Trials

The deadline date for the Spring 2008 Investigator Initial Trials applications is July 24, 2008. Please note we have received funds to encourage cancer research in the areas of Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Myeloma, and Clinical Trials to be conducted by the Wisconsin Oncology Network (WON).

Read more about the UWCCC announces Spring 2008 Investigator Initiated Trials


Contact Information:

Rhoda Arzoomanian (608) 263-9489