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 Medical Countermeasures Initiative on COVID-19

  • FDA guidance update: Blood donations

  • 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

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services FAQ: Interim final rule

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

  • ASCO/National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship FAQ

• 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

• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship webinar with Otis Brawley

  • NCCS resources for survivors

• 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

• Joint recommendations for treatment of patients with breast cancer

• 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

• Adolescent and young adult 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

Journals:

• Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network: How to manage cancer care during COVID-19 pandemic

  • NCCN best practices

  • Special Feature: How to keep cancer patients and healthcare workers safe

Companies:

• Advarra: Coronavirus guidance

• Asbestos.com: Coronavirus guidance