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Streamlining Clinical Trials Working Group (SCTWG)

Mission Statement

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Clinical Trials and Translational Research Advisory Committee (CTAC) will convene an ad hoc Working Group to address the implementation of the CTAC Strategic Planning Working Group's recommendations around streamlining NCI's clinical trials. The Working Group will advise NCI on ways to limit data collection in clinical trials as well as optimize the utilization of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) to support clinical trials.

Working Group membership will include select CTAC members with relevant expertise.

The Working Group will advise the CTAC and the NCI Director.

Roster

Co-chairs

Sumithra J. Mandrekar, Ph.D.
Professor of Biostatistics and Oncology
Group Statistician, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Quantitative Health Sciences
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, Minnesota

Neal J. Meropol, M.D.
Vice President of Research Oncology
Flatiron Health
New York, New York

Members

Charles D. Blanke, M.D.
Chair, SWOG Cancer Research Network
Professor
Knight Cancer Institute
Oregon Health and Sciences University
Portland, Oregon

Gary C. Doolittle, M.D.
Capitol Federal Masonic Professor
Division of Medical Oncology
University of Kansas Medical Center
Westwood, Kansas

Michael V. Knopp, M.D.
Professor of Radiology
Endowed Chair of Radiologic Sciences
Department of Radiology
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

Seth P. Lerner, M.D., F.A.C.S.
SWOG GU Committee Chair
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs
Beth and Dave Swalm Chair in Urologic Oncology
Professor
Scott Department of Urology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Robert S. Mannel, M.D.
Director
Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center
College of Medicine
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Suresh S. Ramalingam, M.D., F.A.S.C.O.
Executive Director
Winship Cancer Institute
Roberto C. Goizueta Chair for Cancer Research
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Victor M. Santana, M.D.
Director for Global Research Operations
St. Jude Children s Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee

Julie M. Vose, M.D.
Neumann M. and Mildred E. Harris Professor
Chief, Division of Oncology/Hematology
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

George Wilding, M.D.
Professor Emeritus and Director Emeritus
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Executive Secretary

Sheila A. Prindiville, M.D., M.P.H.
Director
Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials
Office of the Director
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

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