Cancer Trials Support Unit

Cancer Trials Support Unit is a service of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that provides clinicians across the United States and Canada access to cancer treatment trials. The Trials include nearly all Phase III treatment trials in breast, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, lung cancers, as well as adult leukemia. Clinical trials are also offered for gynecological, sarcoma, pancreatic, and other cancer diagnoses. The majority of these trials are sponsored by the adult Cooperative Clinical Trials Groups listed here:
 * ACOSOG - (American College of Surgeons Oncology Group)
 * CALGB - (Cancer and Leukemia Group B)
 * ECOG - (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group)
 * GOG - (Gynecologic Oncology Group)
 * NCIC CTG - (National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group)
 * NCCTG - (North Central Cancer Treatment Group)
 * NSABP - (National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project)
 * RTOG - (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group)
 * SWOG - (Southwest Oncology Group)

CTSU Objectives

 * Increase physician and patient access to NCI-sponsored clinical trials
 * Streamline and standardize trial data collection and reporting
 * Reduce regulatory/administrative burden on investigators participating in NCI-sponsored Cooperative Group clinical trials (phases 1-3)

Funding
A project funded and directed by the NCI Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) and operated by Westat and the Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups.