Successful nursing in a Phase I environment: report from research nurse training day
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Research nurses are a vital part of the ECMC network and last month (April), the Programme Office held a training day for research nurses who are new to working in early phase cancer research. The aim of the day was to equip new early phase research nurses to deliver high...
Catch-up with Johann de Bono
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We hear from Professor Johann de Bono, Lead of the ICR ECMC, who recently won the Joseph H Burchenal Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cancer Research
ECMC Annual Network meeting 2018
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On Wednesday 9th May, the ECMC Programme Office was joined by over 240 delegates from across the network, for the ECMC Annual Network meeting. Each year, the Annual Network meeting provides a very important opportunity for bringing the network together. The evaluation further shows a real appreciation for the work...
Catch up with Siru Virtanen, our new Project Manager (Reporting)
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The newest recruit to the ECMC Programme Office tells us about here career to date and what she is most excited about in her new role.
SeluDex Trial Open
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A clinical trial testing a new treatment combination in patients with leukaemia launches through the Combinations Alliance(link is external), a joint initiative between Cancer Research UK and our ECMC network, today.
Experimental Cancer Trial Finder - an ECMC trial matching database
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Experimental Cancer Trial Finder (EC Trial Finder) is a free new trial search tool developed by the ECMC network together with Cancer Research UK. What is it? EC Trial Finder is a clinical trial database that enables clinical staff to quickly and easily search for early-phase oncology trials within the...
Introducing Andrew Davies, new lead of the Southampton ECMC
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The new Lead of the Southampton ECMC talks to us about his career to date, the biggest challenges facing clinical research and the strengths of the ECMC network.
Two trials within CRUK Combinations Alliance portfolio transition to their Expansion Phase
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In June 2018, two currently open trials within the CRUK Combinations Alliance Portfolio have successfully defined their recommended phase 2 dose within the Dose Escalation Phase of the Trial, and have now opened their randomised expansion cohorts to patients in the target cancer type and setting via the ECMC network.
Piloting new costing processes for commercial clinical trials
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NHS England with the NIHR are aiming to create a process that costs a multi-centre commercial project once only. The ambition being that this will speed up the set-up time and equalise out the variance in costs up and down the country, making the UK a more attractive place to bring research.
Successful consensus writing day on the set up and delivery of Innovative Trials led by the ECMC Programme Office
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Forty-seven delegates from across the research landscape (regulators, trials units, researchers, patients, trust R&D, funders and sponsors) came together on the 27 June 2018 to start work on producing a consensus paper about how we can streamline and promote innovative trials in the UK. The term innovative trials encompasses Platform, Umbrella, Basket, Complex , Adaptive and Modular trials.