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Cancer
Clinical Trials Office at the Clinical Cancer Center at Stanford
Mission
The Cancer Clinical Trials Office (CCTO) provides administrative and research services to Cancer Center investigators conducting clinical trials. The Clinical Trials Office provides four distinct functions within the Cancer Center:
Facilitation of clinical trials by providing administrative support such as protocol development, drafting of consent forms and IRB applications, clinical database design and maintenance, and assistance in hiring research personnel to all Cancer Center investigators who request such assistance. Priority is given to junior faculty and those without a full-time clinical research staff of their own.
Database tracking and reporting of all cancer clinical trials.
Educational programs, meetings, and communications to promote interdisciplinary coordination and collaboration within the Cancer Center, and externally to contribute to the community outreach programs of the Cancer Center.
As part of the Comprehensive Cancer Center operations the CCTO will work with the Scientific Review and the Data and Safety Monitoring Committees.
In addition, the CCTO oversees a satellite lab of the GCRC within the Cancer Center, arranges cancer center tours for study sponsors, and schedules the Study Monitor Conference Room.
Contact Information
Address:
Cancer Clinical Trials Office
875 Blake Wilbur Drive, CC-2204
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone:
(650) 498-7061
Fax:
(650) 724-4042
Staff
Branimir I. Sikic, MD, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Cancer Clinical Trials Office
650-725-6427 Dr. Sikic oversees the direction of the operations of the CCTO. He is the chair of the CCTO Executive Committee that sets the policies for effective use of the CCTO’s resources. He ensures that the core resource operates in accordance with cancer center objectives and institutional and federal regulations.
Miriam Bischoff, MS, MBA, Associate Director, Cancer Clinical Trials Office
650-498-4536 Miriam implements the policies specified by Dr. Sikic and the Executive Committee. She directly supervises the senior level staff of the CCTO. She oversees Oncore, the clinical trials office database, its user training, and reporting capabilities. She is also works with the ECOG affiliates and outreach programs.
Monique Bertrand, Business and Financial Management
650-724-4428 Monique works with Cancer Center Principal Investigators and research personnel to analyze the budgetary requirements for individual research studies . She develops project budgets, works with other Stanford departments to see that contracts are negotiated and finalized to meet the financial objectives of the study. Monique also manages the Clinical Trials office and its administrative personnel.
Chuck Di Bari, Web Master and Database Development
650-736-0591 Chuck maintains the Clinical Trials Office web site, assists study personnel with database development and maintenance, and works on the Clinical Trials Office’s Oncore database project.
Judith Hallagan, RN, Legal Nurse Consultant
CRA Coordinator and Regulatory Specialist, Cancer Clinical Trials Office
650-723-2990 Judy consults with research staff on regulatory questions, prepares IND submissions, and works with the Data and Safety Monitoring Committee to assure that data collected on Stanford’s investigator-initiated trials is accurate, reliable, verifiable, and reproducible. She also works with Ben Varasteh, Manager of the GCRC Laboratory, to oversee the operations of the Satellite GCRC Laboratory and coordinates ancillary laboratory studies involving translational research. Judy assists with cancer center tours for industry sponsors.
Anne Meyer, RN, Clinical Trials Facilitator
650-723-2669 Anne assists Principal Investigators and research personnel with the preparation of oncology clinical research submissions to Stanford's Administrative Panels on Human Subjects in Medical Research (IRB). These submissions include new protocol applications, revisions, and consent forms.
To Request Assistance from the CCTO:
Cancer center investigators should contact Miriam Bischoff, Associate Director, Cancer Clinical Trials Office regarding new requests for assistance with study services. Requests will be prioritized, and assigned to an appropriate staff member. Once assigned, research personnel are encouraged to interact directly with the CCTO staff member. Fees for CCTO services are charged to the study sponsor when appropriate. Miriam can be contacted at
or 650-498-4536.
To reserve a space for a study monitor visit, or to arrange a tour of the cancer center for an industry sponsor, send email to
or 650-498-7061.
Research Administration
Cancer
clinical trials web site
Databases for
protocol status and patient accrual
Research administration for the
Stanford Clinical Cancer Center
Affiliates Program, Community Partners in Research
Cancer Center
Protocol Review Committee
Research Services
Consultation
for study design and biostatistics
Identification of funding opportunities
and technologies for cancer treatment and prevention
Assisting in IRB application
and renewal process
Recruiting patients
Providing information about cancer
education and clinical trials to physicians, health care personnel
and patients
Recruitment,
training, and management of data managers and research nurses
Educational Activities
Annual Northern
California Tumor Board course for oncologists and other cancer
research personnel
Clinical Trials Forum seminars for faculty and clinical research
personnel on ongoing and developing research protocols
Brown Bag Luncheon Seminar Series for
clinical research support personnel
