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NCI: NCTN Makes “Amazing Trials” Possible

“It is important to note that the $151 million does not capture the many other functions that NCI provides in support of the NCTN and the entire clinical trials enterprise,” Garrett said. “A few of these key centralized functions include the Cancer Trials Support Unit (CTSU), a ‘one-stop shop’ for the groups to access all trials, a Central Institutional Review Board (CIRB) to eliminate the need for local IRB approvals, tumor banking for each group, and ancillary studies funded to support biomarker and quality of life research.

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