FAQs and Guidances

Federal government:

NCI source book and resources: clinical and laboratory operations
NCI Emergency Resources: What people with cancer should know about the coronavirus
NCI guidance: Interim guidance for patients on clinical trials supported by the NCI Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) and the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP).
CTEP coronavirus guidance
COVID-19 scientific interest group
FDA guidance: Conduct of clinical trials of medical products during COVID-19 pandemic
FDA guidance update: Blood donations
- More FDA updates: Medical Countermeasures Initiative, on COVID-19
- FDA continues to facilitate access to crucial medical products, Including ventilators
- FDA provides update on patient access to certain REMS drugs during COVID-19 public health emergency
- A message to patients with cancer and Health Care Providers About COVID-19
- Update: Diagnostic testing for COVID-19
- Resources for patients and caregivers
- FDA enforcement policy for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and cardiopulmonary bypass devices

Professional societies:

American Society of Clinical Oncology FAQ: Emerging issues and challenges in caring for patients with cancer during the coronavirus pandemic
- ASCO recommendations for the oncology community
- ASCO COVID-19 in oncology registry
American Association for Cancer Research FAQ: Information on virtual annual meetings
American Cancer Society FAQ: Common questions about the new coronavirus outbreak
- ACS clinical guidance: COVID-19 elective case triage guidelines for surgical care
- Create a surgical review committee for COVID-19-related surgical triage decision making
- COVID-19 and 2020 ACS Grants
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Resources: Patient management and basic and translational research
Community Oncology Alliance resources: Coronavirus (COVID-19) practice resources and protocols
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society FAQ: Resources and what you should know about the coronavirus
American Society for Radiation Oncology FAQ: COVID-19 recommendations and information
American College of Surgeons resources: For the surgical community
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer resources: Implications for patients, translational research
GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer resources
American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy resources
European Blood and Marrow Transplantation Society recommendations
World Marrow Donor Association resources
National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation resources

Research centers:

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital FAQ: COVID-19 and children with cancer
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network: How to manage cancer care during COVID-19 pandemic
- NCCN best practices

Companies:

Advarra: Coronavirus guidance

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