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A “new normal” for NCI-sponsored clinical trials is long overdue

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I read with interest the recently published story on the recommendations to streamline data collection in certain NCI trials presented at the Nov. 9, 2022, meeting of the Clinical and Translational Research Committee (The Cancer Letter, Nov. 11, 2022).

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Richard L. Schilsky, MD, FACP, FSCT, FASCO
Professor emeritus, University of Chicago; Former chief medical officer and executive vice president, American Society of Clinical Oncology; Former chair, Cancer and Leukemia Group B
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