NSW clinical trials network

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The NSW Cancer Trials Network is a formal structure that facilitates clinical trials in cancer throughout NSW and provides a forum for clinical cancer researchers to exchange ideas and pursue research collaborations. The Network aims to make more relevant and robust trials available to cancer patients.

The NSW Cancer Trials Network is unique in Australia in terms of size of investment, the number of staff supported and the geographical coverage provided by these positions.  The Network will be further reviewed and refined in line with recent national health reform to maximise the program's impact on patient outcomes

A number of partnerships, grants, collaborations and infrastructure support programs have been implemented to achieve these aims.  The individual initiatives which combined make up the NSW Cancer Trials Network are detailed below.

Cancer trials nurses and data manager grants

Cancer trials nurses and data managers are an integral resource in the conduct of clinical trials.  A key initiative of the NSW Cancer Trials Network has been to use funding from Cancer Institute NSW and Cancer Council NSW to employ dedicated cancer clinical trials nurses/data managers in trial units across NSW.

Cancer trials network support grants

Network Support Grants have been provided to establish central Cancer Trials Support Offices within funded Area Health Services (AHS).  The role of the Central Office is to enhance the support services for cancer clinical trials units across the Network.

Infrastructure grants

These grants provide funding to support Cancer Clinical Trials Groups including:

  • Palliative Care Clinical Trials Collaborative Research Group
  • Paediatric Cancer Clinical Trials
  • Australian Gastroenterology Trials Group
  • Australian New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group
  • Australian Lung Cancer Trials Group
  • Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group
  • Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology
  • Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group
  • Australian and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group
  • The Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group.
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