Memorandum on Interim Guidance for Patients on Clinical Trials Supported by the NCI Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program and the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP)

Dear CIRB Stakeholders,

Here is a memo providing interim guidance for patients on clinical trials supported by CTEP and the NCORP due to concerns regarding the spread of the novel coronavirus.  CTEP and the NCORP are providing clarification on measures to address some of the current challenges in providing care to patients enrolled on trials supported by CTEP and the NCORP in order to mitigate immediate hazards to the patients.

Please distribute this information to the appropriate staff and participating sites in your organization.

We will continue to monitor closely the studies being conducted across all the CTEP/NCORP clinical trials network programs to see if additional accommodations can be made to help maintain continuity of care of patients on trials as much as possible in this challenging situation.  Please do not hesitate to contact the Program Director for your specific trials program with any questions/concerns that may arise during this outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

Sincerely,
Meg Mooney, MD, Associate Director, CTEP
Worta McCaskill-Stevens, MD, Director, NCORP, DCP, NCI