Title |
ECOG Statistical Office
|
Institution |
DANA-FARBER CANCER INST, BOSTON, MA
|
Principal Investigator |
GRAY, ROBERT
|
NCI Program Director |
Margaret Mooney
|
Cancer Activity |
Clinical Trials
|
Division |
DCTD
|
Funded Amount |
$1,894,415
|
Project Dates |
03/01/1978 - 02/28/2014
|
Fiscal Year |
2013
|
Project Type |
Grant
|
Research Topics w/ Percent Relevance |
Cancer Types w/ Percent Relevance |
Cancer (100.0%)
Aging (3.0%)
Cancer Survivorship (46.0%)
Chemotherapy (100.0%)
Digestive Diseases (4.0%)
Interferon (19.0%)
Surgery (15.0%)
Taxol (14.0%)
|
Breast (3.0%)
Central Nervous System - Not Including Brain (2.0%)
Esophagus (1.0%)
Kidney Cancer (1.0%)
Kidney Disease (1.0%)
Leukemia (8.0%)
Liver Cancer (3.0%)
Lung (38.0%)
Multiple Myeloma (3.0%)
Non Hodgkins Lymphoma (2.0%)
Prostate (13.0%)
|
Research Type |
Localized Therapies - Clinical Applications
Systemic Therapies - Clinical Applications
|
Abstract |
DESCRIPTION (Provided by applicant): This grant is to provide support for the Statistical Office of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG). The Statistical Office, under the direction of the ECOG Group Statistician, collaborates on the design, monitoring and analysis of all clinical trials conducted by ECOG. The Statistical Office works with the ECOG Data Management Office and together, the two offices comprise the ECOG Statistical Center. The statisticians are involved in all aspects of ECOG's activities and also conduct an active research program. Relevance: The primary goal of the ECOG Operations office is to provide the support necessary to conduct relevant and rigorous clinical trials, which benefit public health by improving the quality and standard of care for cancer patients. |