Clinical Research Management (CRM)

About Us 

Clinical Research Management (CRM), a shared resource of the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC), assists researchers with managing clinical trials. We run nearly 250 clinical trials for a wide range of cancers. CRM support several multidisciplined areas, including radiation oncology, surgical oncology, hematology and oncology, pediatric oncology and gynecologic oncology.

We are actively involved in all types of trials covering all phases from pilot to phase 3; investigator initiated trials, industry initiated, externally reviewed trials and cooperative group trials. Many of these trials are multidisciplinary.

If you are looking for a list of our clinical trials, please visit our Clinical Trials page.

Services We Provide 

We specialize and offer a complete range of clinical research services that support our cancer center members. These services include:

• Clinical nursing staff and a research focused physician assistant
• Data management
• Regulatory, centralized drug monitor
• Centralized patient registrar
• Protocol editor/grant writer
• Quality assurance

Overview of Our Capabilities

• Design and implement Pilot, Phase I, II, and III clinical trial protocols 
• Arrange and coordinate with the investigator team meetings
• Develop Case Report Form’s
• Develop Protocols
• Web application when needed
• Data Entry and Quality Assurance to ensure complete, accurate and consistent data for reporting
• Regulatory support to maintain compliance reporting with all internal and external regulatory agencies
• For our institutional investigator initiated trials monitor clinical sites and records via Data Audit Committee (DAC)
• Clinical Research Oversight Committee (CROC) reviews all grade 4s and 5s adverse events
• Research nursing staff assist in recruiting participants for clinical trials
• Obtain clinical specimens (bodily fluids, etc.) for participants in clinical trials
• Provide remuneration to participants in clinical trials
• Prepare, maintain and store clinical records
• Design and maintain study database information
• Manage participant follow-up visits
• Provide data entry and tracking of participants via the Comprehensive Cancer Center’s database, the Oncology Research Information System (ORIS)
• Schedule and track participants in ongoing studies though ORIS
• Preparation and submission of reports via ORIS for our Investigators and Biostatistics Shared Resource for analyses