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The Southwest Oncology Group: New Processes to Coordinate Increasingly Complex Clinical Trials

The Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG), a national, government-funded clinical trial coordinating group, launched a quality assessment project in October 2007 to improve its processes. "To remain competitive in this changing environment," says Dr Laurence H. Baker, DO, Group Chair of SWOG, "we must adapt and be able to conduct smaller, more complex studies efficiently while producing high-quality data." The project includes a consultant-driven review in tandem with self-studies of all SWOG systems and processes, as well as development of an imaging network. The project will help to prepare SWOG for its upcoming National Cancer Institute (NCI) competitive review, and beyond . . . [Click for More]

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